The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
officialese — (n.) language of officialdom, 1881, from OFFICIAL (Cf. official) + ESE (Cf. ese) … Etymology dictionary
officialese — The term is first recorded in 1884 and was used by Sir Ernest Gowers (1965) as the heading of an article that explored the ‘style of writing marked by peculiarities supposed to be characteristic of officials’, i.e. pompous and opaque bureaucratic … Modern English usage
officialese — ► NOUN ▪ formal and wordy language considered to be characteristic of official documents … English terms dictionary
officialese — [ə fish΄əl ēz′] n. [see ESE] the pompous, wordy, and involved language typical of official communications and reports … English World dictionary
officialese — noun Date: 1884 the characteristic language of official statements ; wordy, pompous, or obscure language … New Collegiate Dictionary
officialese — /euh fish euh leez , lees /, n. a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing. [1880 85; OFFICIAL + ESE] * * * … Universalium
officialese — noun The typical language of official documents, legalistic and pompous. Syn: bureaucratese … Wiktionary
officialese — Synonyms and related words: Varietyese, Wall Streetese, Washingtonese, bunkum, business English, businessese, cinemese, collegese, commercialism, computerese, economese, federalese, gobbledygook, journalese, legalese, medical Greek, medicalese,… … Moby Thesaurus
officialese — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. doublespeak, *gobblydegook, *federalese, jargon, *bloated English, *gassy prose, *verbosity, *mush, *tapioca, *departmental murk … English dictionary for students
officialese — of|fi|cial|ese [əˌfıʃəlˈi:z] n [U] informal a way of talking or writing used by government officials, that is unnecessarily difficult to understand … Dictionary of contemporary English
