postmodernese

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noun

The jargon of postmodernism.

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Meanings

nounpostmodernese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe jargon of postmodernism.

    Moving from content to style, the introduction and too many of the articles are written in that thick postmodernese dialect that only hinders communicating with undergraduates and other mortals.

    1994, Anthropology and Humanism, volume 19, page 214

Origin

From postmodern + -ese.

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

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