ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Teacherese

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Teacherese is a noun meaning (sometimes humorous) The sort of language spoken by teachers.

Meaning

(sometimes humorous) The sort of language spoken by teachers.

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eduspeak, lawyerese, parentese, adultspeak, edu-babble, colloquialese.

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