Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headline-ese

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
head-line-ese
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of headlinese.

Uncountable

Etymology

From headline + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does headline-ese mean?
Alternative form of headlinese.
Where does headline-ese come from?
From headline + -ese.

How to pronounce headline-ese

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