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Noun
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To use words in ways that are unexpected or surprising, to repurpose some of the legalese that has been weaponized against my characters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The brief's latter pages present the government's argument for court action in traditional legalese.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Details of new initiatives were bogged down by mind-numbing bureaucratese.—
Sharon Grigsby,
Dallas News,
11 Apr. 2023
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The most striking aspect of Putin’s failure to accept responsibility for the Kursk disaster was his retreat into bureaucratese.—
Masha Gessen,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2020
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The overly earnest character speaks in a hilariously cringey Gen Z self-help psychobabble that continuously grates on Enrique’s nerves.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Sometimes, such content might be portrayed as being valid psychological science versus non-sensical psychobabble.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Yet, this lovable kids' series continues to teach positive messages through song and dance to this day.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
6 Apr. 2026
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When the divine Miss C proves incompetent at song and dance, the show hurtles towards the present, in a premiere overstuffed with timely references (COVID) and fan-pleasing guest stars (Fran Drescher).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Pentagonese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pentagonese. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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