telegraphese
telegraphese noun: the terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.
Noun
telegraphese (uncountable)
- The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.
- Vythilingam said: "Injection every day. Perhaps all right then." Anstruther had not been long in Malaya. He attributed this wog's clipped telegraphese to the shyness of one who meets socially a racial superior.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 2000, page 575
- Despite the new gadgetry, these journalists are actually rediscovering telegraphese — the clipped (ideally witty) style that flourished because of word limits imposed by an earlier technology, the telegraph.2008 January 21, Noam Cohen, “Campaign Reporting in Under 140 Taps”, in New York Times
telegraphese meaning in Indonesian
telegraphese in Indonesian
- Translations
- bahasa kawat
Origin of telegraphese
From telegraph + -ese.
Questions about telegraphese
- What does telegraphese mean?
- Telegraphese means the terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.
- What is telegraphese in Indonesian?
- Telegraphese in Indonesian is bahasa kawat. See Telegraphese meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is telegraphese?
- Telegraphese is a noun.
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