Definition of Pentagonese in English:

Pentagonese

noun ˌpɛntəɡəˈniːzˌpentəɡänˈēz

mass nounUS informal

The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel.
〈美，非正式〉五角大楼行话，美国国防部行话（据认为是美军高级军官所用的委婉语或隐晦话）
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’
- After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all.
- Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language.
- What Iraq suffers from most, it seems, is a shortage of trained memo writers and answers of ‘snowflakes’ (a Pentagonese expression that I think refers to urgent questions from the cabal.)
- Seriously though, the funniest part of the story is the Pentagonese for ‘lapdance’ is ‘client-focused exotic dancing.’

Origin

1950s: from pentagon + -ese.

Definition of Pentagonese in US English:

Pentagonese

nounˌpentəɡänˈēz

US informal

The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel.
〈美，非正式〉五角大楼行话，美国国防部行话（据认为是美军高级军官所用的委婉语或隐晦话）
Example sentencesExamples
- Seriously though, the funniest part of the story is the Pentagonese for ‘lapdance’ is ‘client-focused exotic dancing.’
- What Iraq suffers from most, it seems, is a shortage of trained memo writers and answers of ‘snowflakes’ (a Pentagonese expression that I think refers to urgent questions from the cabal.)
- After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all.
- ‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’
- Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language.

Origin

1950s: from pentagon + -ese.

单词	Pentagonese
释义	Definition of Pentagonese in English: Pentagonese noun ˌpɛntəɡəˈniːzˌpentəɡänˈēz mass nounUS informal The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel. 〈美，非正式〉五角大楼行话，美国国防部行话（据认为是美军高级军官所用的委婉语或隐晦话） Example sentencesExamples ‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’ After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all. Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language. What Iraq suffers from most, it seems, is a shortage of trained memo writers and answers of ‘snowflakes’ (a Pentagonese expression that I think refers to urgent questions from the cabal.) Seriously though, the funniest part of the story is the Pentagonese for ‘lapdance’ is ‘client-focused exotic dancing.’ Origin 1950s: from pentagon + -ese. Definition of Pentagonese in US English: Pentagonese nounˌpentəɡänˈēz US informal The euphemistic or cryptic language supposedly used among high-ranking US military personnel. 〈美，非正式〉五角大楼行话，美国国防部行话（据认为是美军高级军官所用的委婉语或隐晦话） Example sentencesExamples Seriously though, the funniest part of the story is the Pentagonese for ‘lapdance’ is ‘client-focused exotic dancing.’ What Iraq suffers from most, it seems, is a shortage of trained memo writers and answers of ‘snowflakes’ (a Pentagonese expression that I think refers to urgent questions from the cabal.) After ‘embedded’ was accredited in Pentagonese, TV news channels grabbed and ran with it, and it was free for all. ‘Synergism’ is Pentagonese for ‘choreographing a military ballet.’ Or, to borrow a phrase currently hip in Pentagonese, new ways of ‘degrading’ the language. Origin 1950s: from pentagon + -ese.
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