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
  • The versatile, always-all-in Mars is a worthy lodestar for Rosé and Rosie, an album that whirls through 21st-century pop idioms with aplomb even as its heroine ruminates on heartache and anxiety.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps that’s why his debut album as Chanel Beads is filled with self-help idioms and reflections on internal conflicts.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 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
  • Think of the faster speed of sending over data, or higher bandwidth in chips parlance, as a highway.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There isn’t a proper app store or any app icons to manage That will hopefully force developers to make apps (or, in Alexa's parlance, skills) that feel native to this device.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of parlance
Noun
  • Kam understood the regional colloquialism assignment!
    Cindi Andrews and Katie Wissman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The fine line between being relatable to your audience and appearing unprofessional by going against consumer preferences to formality by using slang, colloquialisms, or informalities can potentially damage brand growth with both new and existing consumers.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of colloquialism
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