journalese
Americannoun
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a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
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writing or expression in this manner.
Get that journalese out of your copy!
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of journalese
Example Sentences
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In The Harvest Gypsies articles, Steinbeck wrote in direct, matter-of-fact journalese.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2019
“TK” is journalese for “to come,” and the story kame as promised a few minutes later, with “Historic” in the headline:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2016
Journalese Sensationalist and over abbreviated language is journalese.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2016
As noted earlier, journalese refers to a strained and artificial voice more common to news reports than to natural conversation.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2015
The vulgar journalese slang slid into my mind strangely, as light words will in grave moments.
From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Dame Rose Macaulay
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