Crossword clues for telegraphese
The Collaborative International Dictionary
telegraphese
telegraphese \telegraphese\ n. 1. language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
telegraphese
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.
Wiktionary
telegraphese
n. The terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegraph messages.
WordNet
telegraphese
n. language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
Usage examples of "telegraphese".
The cruiser must have been full of people scribbling telegraphese on the backs of torn-up guidebooks, trying to condense the maximum amount of information into the minimum number of words.