reviewerese

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noun

The form of language used by a reviewer (of books, restaurants etc)

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Meanings

nounreviewerese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe form of language used by a reviewer (of books, restaurants etc)

    If that wasn't bad enough for the harmless browser, there's that "reviewerese" to negotiate:

    2009 September 6, Robert McCrum, “It's delightful and lacerating – lies from a publisher's argot”, in Guardian

Origin

From reviewer + -ese.

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APA

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

MLA

“reviewerese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reviewerese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reviewerese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reviewerese.

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