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Pentagonese

[ pen-tuh-guh-neez, -nees ]

noun

  1. a style of language characterized by the use of euphemisms, technical jargon, acronyms, and circumlocutions, used especially by people working in the U.S. military establishment.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pentagonese1

1950–55, Americanism; Pentagon + -ese

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