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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