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economese

noun

Etymology

From economics + -ese.

  1. derived from *nem-✻ — “to distribute; to give; to take”
  2. derived from *weyḱ-✻ — “(verb) to enter in; to settle; (noun) settlement”
  3. derived from οἰκονομῐκός — “skilled in household management; frugal, thrifty, economical”
  4. derived from oeconomicus — “(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”
  5. derived from iconomike — “(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”
  6. derived from iconomique
  7. inherited from economike
  8. suffixed as economese — “economics + ese”

Definitions

  1. The jargon used by economists.

    • Socspeak and economese are familiar forms of jargon-laden language being used to convey almost nothing verbosely.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA