telegraphese

[ tel-i-gra-feez, -fees, tel-i-gra-feez, -fees ]
/ ˈtɛl ɪ græˌfiz, -ˌfis, ˌtɛl ɪ græˈfiz, -ˈfis /

noun

a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “expect arrive six evening.”

Origin of telegraphese

First recorded in 1880–85; telegraph + -ese

Words nearby telegraphese

telegony, telegram, telegraph, telegraph buoy, telegraph plant, telegraphese, telegraphic, telegraphone, telegraphy, telegu, telehealth

Example sentences from the Web for telegraphese

  • The public would scoff at the letter-press for Daily Telegraphese.

    From Sea to Sea |Rudyard Kipling