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词汇 Pentagonese
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Definition of Pentagonese in English:

Pentagonese

noun ˌpɛntəɡəˈniːzˌpentəɡänˈēz
mass nounUS informal
  • The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel.

    〈美,非正式〉五角大楼行话,美国国防部行话(据认为是美军高级军官所用的委婉语或隐晦话)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’
    • After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all.
    • Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language.
    • What Iraq suffers from most, it seems, is a shortage of trained memo writers and answers of ‘snowflakes’ (a Pentagonese expression that I think refers to urgent questions from the cabal.)
    • Seriously though, the funniest part of the story is the Pentagonese for ‘lapdance’ is ‘client-focused exotic dancing.’

Origin

1950s: from pentagon + -ese.

Definition of Pentagonese in US English:

Pentagonese

nounˌpentəɡänˈēz
US informal
  • The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel.

    〈美,非正式〉五角大楼行话,美国国防部行话(据认为是美军高级军官所用的委婉语或隐晦话)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seriously though, the funniest part of the story is the Pentagonese for ‘lapdance’ is ‘client-focused exotic dancing.’
    • What Iraq suffers from most, it seems, is a shortage of trained memo writers and answers of ‘snowflakes’ (a Pentagonese expression that I think refers to urgent questions from the cabal.)
    • After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all.
    • ‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’
    • Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language.

Origin

1950s: from pentagon + -ese.

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