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militaryese

militaryese noun: military jargon.

Noun

militaryese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Military jargon.
    • Liam fast-forwarded the words through a mental decoder, militaryese to English.1999, Dana Stabenow, So Sure of Death, page 106

Origin of militaryese

From military + -ese.

Questions about militaryese

What does militaryese mean?
Militaryese means military jargon.
What part of speech is militaryese?
Militaryese is a noun.

Words near militaryese in the dictionary

  1. military widow
  2. military widows
  3. military will
  4. military wills
  5. military-industrial complex
  6. militaryese
  7. militaryism
  8. militaryisms
  9. militaryless
  10. militarylike
  11. militaryspeak

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