Pentagonese
/ˌpɛntəɡəˈniːz
/noun [mass noun] US informal
The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel.‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’...
- Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language.
- After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all.
Origin
1950s: from pentagon + -ese.
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