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Menckenese

Menckenese noun: the flamboyant writing style associated with Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Noun

Menckenese (uncountable)

  1. The flamboyant writing style associated with Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Origin of Menckenese

From Mencken + -ese.

Questions about Menckenese

What does Menckenese mean?
Menckenese means the flamboyant writing style associated with Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.
What part of speech is Menckenese?
Menckenese is a noun.

Words near Menckenese in the dictionary

  1. Mencian
  2. Mencias
  3. Mencius
  4. Mencke
  5. Mencken
  6. Menckenese
  7. Menckenesque
  8. Menckenian
  9. Menckenism
  10. Menckenisms
  11. Menckes

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