journalese

noun

Definition of journalesenext
as in bureaucratese

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  1. bureaucratese
  2. idiom
  3. technobabble
  4. parlance
  5. colloquialism
Noun
  • Details of new initiatives were bogged down by mind-numbing bureaucratese.
    Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The most striking aspect of Putin’s failure to accept responsibility for the Kursk disaster was his retreat into bureaucratese.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2020
Definition of bureaucratese
Noun
  • For instance, the grammar and translation method has been modernized to help students grasp complex concepts like abstract words, idioms and metaphors.
    Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • As romantic nationalism surged, scholars travelled the country collecting fairy tales, folk songs, local idioms, and traditional crafts.
    Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of idiom
Noun
  • Simplification is about presenting information in a manner that best resonates with an audience and putting aside technobabble that may be confusing.
    Steve Durbin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • That’s because the plot is a lumpy stew of familiar elements, given minimal narrative clarity despite the reams of expository technobabble spouted by Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Paradox.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
Definition of technobabble
Noun
  • The word has been in medieval parlance for centuries.
    Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The problem is, in simple parlance, too many dollars chasing too few goods.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of parlance
Noun
  • There is even a colloquialism for those who curry favor among the moneyed on the island of Palm Beach.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • It’s been a year of chaos and colloquialisms, as the internet shaped not only our vocabulary but our entire political system.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of colloquialism
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