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nounpreacherese (uncountable)
- uncountablepreacherlike diction or terminology.
Block's tone in different passages runs the gamut from the most cloying, self-helpish pep talk to revival-tent preacherese, but is characterized throughout by intellectual murkiness and psychological jargon that will leave many a parent completely confused about what Dr. Block is talking about.
1976 April 26, Duncan Mitchel, “Boys and Girls Together”, in Gay Community News, page 15
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preacherese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preacherese
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“preacherese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preacherese. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preacherese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preacherese.
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