English Explanatory Dictionary

headlinese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The jargon used in headlines of newspapers, often with unconventional grammar driven mainly by extreme brevity as a constraint of the medium.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɛd.laɪˈniz/

Word forms

headlinese headline-ese

Etymology

From headline + -ese.

Related words

headline style
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