reviewerese

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

reviewer +‎ -ese

Noun[edit]

reviewerese (uncountable)

  1. The form of language used by a reviewer (of books, restaurants etc)
    • 2009 September 6, Robert McCrum, “It's delightful and lacerating – lies from a publisher's argot”, in Guardian‎[1]:
      If that wasn't bad enough for the harmless browser, there's that "reviewerese" to negotiate:
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