telegraphese

English

Etymology

telegraph +‎ -ese

Noun

telegraphese (uncountable)

  1. The terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegraph messages.
    • 2008 January 21, Noam Cohen, “Campaign Reporting in Under 140 Taps”, in New York Times‎:
      Despite the new gadgetry, these journalists are actually rediscovering telegraphese —— the clipped (ideally witty) style that flourished because of word limits imposed by an earlier technology, the telegraph.
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