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economese

economese noun: the jargon used by economists.

Noun

economese (uncountable)

  1. The jargon used by economists.
    • Socspeak and economese are familiar forms of jargon-laden language being used to convey almost nothing verbosely.2014, Audrey Kobayashi, Suzanne Mackenzie, Remaking Human Geography, page 160
    • Economese from here on.2026, May 12, Paul Krugman, Modeling the US-Europe Paradox (Very Wonkish), Substack

Origin of economese

From economics + -ese.

Questions about economese

What does economese mean?
Economese means the jargon used by economists.
What part of speech is economese?
Economese is a noun.

Words near economese in the dictionary

  1. econobox
  2. econoboxes
  3. econocar
  4. econocars
  5. econocultural
  6. economese
  7. econometer
  8. econometers
  9. econometric
  10. econometrical
  11. econometrically

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