Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teacherese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
teacherese
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sort of language spoken by teachers.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From teacher + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does teacherese mean?
The sort of language spoken by teachers.
Where does teacherese come from?
From teacher + -ese.

How to pronounce teacherese

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