telegraphese

英 [ˌtel.ɪ.ɡræmˈiːz]      美 [ˌtel.ə.ɡræmˈiːz]
  • n. 电报文体
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telegraphese (n.)
stripped-down style used to save expenses in writing telegraphs, 1885, from telegraph (n.) + -ese. Earlier in reference to the style of writing in the London "Daily Telegraph," which was rather the reverse.