officialese

[ uh-fish-uh-leez, -lees ]
/ əˌfɪʃ əˈliz, -ˈlis /
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noun

a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.

Origin of officialese

First recorded in 1880–85; official + -ese

Words nearby officialese

official receiver, official referee, official solicitor, official strike, officialdom, officialese, officialism, officialize, officially, officiant, officiary

Words related to officialese

diffusion, redundancy, garrulity, diffuseness, verbosity, circumlocution, fecundity, verbiage, loquacity, prolixity, pleonasm, tautology, periphrasis, logorrhea, loquaciousness, verbality, verbigeration

British Dictionary definitions for officialese

officialese
/ (əˌfɪʃəˈliːz) /

noun

language characteristic of official documents, esp when verbose or pedantic