Menckenese

noun

Menc·​ken·​ese
¦meŋkə¦nēz,
-enk-,
-ēs
plural -s
: the peculiarly vigorous racy flamboyant and often caustic style characteristic of the journalist Mencken or a style patterned on or resembling that of Mencken
difficult to read through a daily paper without finding a feature writer who employs MenckeneseGeorge Mayberry

Word History

Etymology

H. L. Mencken †1956 American journalist and satirist + English -ese

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“Menckenese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Menckenese. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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