Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmodernese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-mod-er-nese
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon of postmodernism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Moving from content to style, the introduction and too many of the articles are written in that thick postmodernese dialect that only hinders communicating with undergraduates and other mortals."

Etymology

From postmodern + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: postmodern

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does postmodernese mean?: The jargon of postmodernism.
Where does postmodernese come from?: From postmodern + -ese.

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