televisionese

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noun

The jargon associated with the television industry.

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Meanings

nountelevisionese (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe jargon associated with the television industry.

    This is illustrated in the new televisionese term “info-tainment,” which refers to superimposing an entertainment framework on traditional information or news media.

    2019, David Altheide, Media Worlds in the Postjournalism Era

Origin

From television + -ese.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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