academese
[ ak-uh-duh-meez, -mees, uh-kad-uh- ]
noun
pedantic, pretentious, and often confusing academic jargon: a presumably scholarly article written in incomprehensible academese.
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How to use academese in a sentence
So it’s not surprising that he focused on some prime academese of “a systematic internationalization of the curriculum that infuses virtual exchange opportunities” — a college’s study-abroad program having to be done online this year.
Here, the researchers, in classic academese, add a final qualifier.
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