journalese

[jur-nl-eez, -ees]

noun

1. 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.

2. writing or expression in this manner.

   Get that journalese out of your copy!

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by this manner (often used predicatively).

   That word's not English, it's journalese.

journalese

/ ˌdʒɜːnəˈliːz /

noun

1. derogatory,  a superficial cliché-ridden style of writing regarded as typical of newspapers

Word History and Origins

Origin of journalese¹

First recorded in 1880–85; journal + -ese

Example Sentences

In The Harvest Gypsies articles, Steinbeck wrote in direct, matter-of-fact journalese.

From The Guardian

Maybe the question was just standard journalese, I floated, and not personal.

From The New Yorker

“TK” is journalese for “to come,” and the story kame as promised a few minutes later, with “Historic” in the headline:

From Wall Street Journal

Journalese Sensationalist and over abbreviated language is journalese.

From The Guardian

This is one of those journalese tics that we could easily do without, with no loss to the story.

From New York Times