corporatespeak en · NOUN
Etymology
From corporate + -speak.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal, uncountable) The jargon used within business and corporations.
The advertising slogans, once linguistically and culturally translated, lose none of the corporatespeak inanity that they convey in English.
2007 October 7, “Letters”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013:
- (derogatory, informal, uncountable) The highly formal language used in advertisements and public relations-related statements from corporations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corporate speak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| corporate-speak | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
corpspeak · bizspeak · corporatese
Translations (4)
pl korpomowa (jargon used within business) · fr jargon d'entreprise (jargon used within business) · fi bisnesjargon (jargon used within business) · nl kantoortaal (jargon used within business)