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professionalese

professionalese noun: characteristically professional language or jargon.

Noun

professionalese (uncountable)

  1. Characteristically professional language or jargon

Origin of professionalese

From professional + -ese.

Questions about professionalese

What does professionalese mean?
Professionalese means characteristically professional language or jargon.
What part of speech is professionalese?
Professionalese is a noun.

Words near professionalese in the dictionary

  1. professional victim
  2. professional victims
  3. professional wrestler
  4. professional wrestlers
  5. professional wrestling
  6. professionalese
  7. professionalisation
  8. professionalisations
  9. professionalise
  10. professionalised
  11. professionalises

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