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economese en · NOUN

Etymology

From economics + -ese.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The jargon used by economists.
    • Economese from here on. 2026, May 12, Paul Krugman, Modeling the US-Europe Paradox (Very Wonkish), Substack
    • Socspeak and economese are familiar forms of jargon-laden language being used to convey almost nothing verbosely. 2014, Audrey Kobayashi, Suzanne Mackenzie, Remaking Human Geography, page 160: