Definition of "journalese" []

• The style of writing often held to be characteristic of newspapers and magazines, distinguished by clichés, sensationalism, and triteness of thought. (noun)

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• "This reminds me of the to-do a few years back (late 20th-early 21st century) when someone Chinese decided that the suffix '-ese' had a derogatory meaning in English (as in 'journalese')."
• "QUOTE ABOVE: This reminds me of the to-do a few years back (late 20th-early 21st century) when someone Chinese decided that the suffix '-ese' had a derogatory meaning in English (as in 'journalese')."
• "This, of course, leads to that particular form of "journalese" in which a cricket-ball becomes a "leathern missile" and so forth."