Meanings
nounfashionese (uncountable)
- informaluncountableThe language of fashion.
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[…]French for Africa, the second largest continent; fashionese for the single biggest trend on the Continent, as Europe’s influential labels make reference to African motifs refracted through the prism of ’70s YSL-inspired glamour, as in, “I’m j’adoring my Miu Miu Mau Mau muumuu — it’s very chic d’Afrique.”
2009 February 22, Horacio Silva, “Words on the Street”, in New York Times
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fashionese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fashionese
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“fashionese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fashionese. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fashionese,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fashionese.
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