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navalese

navalese noun: the jargon spoken in the navy.

Noun

navalese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon spoken in the navy.

Origin of navalese

From naval + -ese.

Questions about navalese

What does navalese mean?
Navalese means the jargon spoken in the navy.
What part of speech is navalese?
Navalese is a noun.

Words near navalese in the dictionary

  1. naval officer
  2. naval officers
  3. naval science
  4. naval stores
  5. Navalan
  6. navalese
  7. navalism
  8. navalisms
  9. navalist
  10. navalistic
  11. navalists

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