journalese

noun

jour·nal·ese ˌjər-nə-ˈlēz

-ˈlēs

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: a style of writing held to be characteristic of newspapers

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First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of journalese was in 1882

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journalese

noun

jour·nal·ese ˌjərn-ᵊl-ˈēz

-ˈēs

: a way of writing said to be similar to that of newspapers

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