teacherese

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noun

The sort of language spoken by teachers.

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Meanings

nounteacherese (uncountable)
  1. humoroussometimesuncountableThe sort of language spoken by teachers.

    'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing.

    1995, Anabel Donald, In at the Deep End
    1 more example

    This latter was a nice teacherese way of saying that Alex was hopelessly uncoordinated. It took her forever to learn to put on her underpants […]

    1997, Frank Deford, Alex: the life of a child

Origin

From teacher + -ese.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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