| 单词 |
Pentagonese |
| 释义 |
Pentagonese|ˌpɛntəgəˈniːz| [f. pentagon n. 3 + -ese.] (See quot. 1961.)
1951Collier's 24 Nov. 33/3 The great virtue of Pentagonese is the facility it provides in conveying meanings briefly. 1961Guardian 20 Mar. 1/4 Pentagonese—the Defence Department's penchant for turning nouns into verbs by the addition of a suffix. 1977P. Howard New Worlds for Old 58 Low profile is Pentagonese, or American defence jargon. |

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