economese

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noun

The jargon used by economists.

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Meanings

nouneconomese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe jargon used by economists.

    Economese from here on.

    2026, May 12, Paul Krugman, Modeling the US-Europe Paradox (Very Wonkish), Substack
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    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

Origin

From economics + -ese.

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APA

economese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economese

MLA

“economese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economese.

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