Wall Streetese

noun

The jargon associated with the American financial markets.

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Meanings

nounWall Streetese (uncountable)

alternative Wall-Streetese · alternative Wall Street-ese

  1. informaluncountableThe jargon associated with the American financial markets.

    In an advertisement and in a report to his firm's customers, he advised that the market was due for a “reaction” (Wall Streetese for a drop). The time had come to take some profits.

    1958 December 8, “Grass root gold for Wall Street: what small investors are doing to the market”, in Life, volume 45, number 23, page 30

Origin

From Wall Street + -ese.

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APA

Wall Streetese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wall%20Streetese

MLA

“Wall Streetese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wall%20Streetese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wall Streetese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wall%20Streetese.

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