Meaning of Officialese | Babel Free

Definitions

The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“These were men, the chronicler continued, who ‘spoke pleasantly’, in the smooth officialese that most of Henry's counsellors were accustomed to deploy […]”

“But while using officialese might give your writing the outward appearance of being thorough and correct, that doesn't mean there's anything happening underneath. Officialese is a kind of defense mechanism. It's rooted in the fear of getting something wrong, or leaving something out, or looking stupid.”

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