Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initialese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tialese
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Language that is rendered confusing by many initialisms.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Let me assure you, sir, that I will, in the interests of APANUA, continue the ceaseless fight against senseless acronymity, initialese, indecipherable abbreviation."

Etymology

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

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

abbreviationitis

Questions

What does initialese mean?: Language that is rendered confusing by many initialisms.
Where does initialese come from?: Etymology tree English initial Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English initialese From initial + -ese.

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