Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weaselese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wease-lese
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

weaselly language

Derogatory; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was a tangle beyond their linguistic expertise. None of them was well versed in corporate-speak, especially not in the weaselese dialect favoured by the Maicuilla executives."

Etymology

From weasel + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: weasel

Usage

Questions

What does weaselese mean?: weaselly language
Where does weaselese come from?: From weasel + -ese.

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