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Etymology

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reviewer +‎ -ese

Noun

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reviewerese (uncountable)

  1. The form of language used by a reviewer (of books, restaurants etc)
    • 2009 September 6, Robert McCrum, “It's delightful and lacerating – lies from a publisher's argot”, in Guardian[1]:
      If that wasn't bad enough for the harmless browser, there's that "reviewerese" to negotiate: