initialese

initialese

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English initial
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English initialese

    From initial + -ese.

    Noun

    initialese (uncountable)

    1. (informal) Language that is rendered confusing by many initialisms.
      • 1965, Design news, volume 20, numbers 10-17:
        Let me assure you, sir, that I will, in the interests of APANUA, continue the ceaseless fight against senseless acronymity, initialese, indecipherable abbreviation.

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