fashionese

fashionese

English

Etymology

fashion +‎ -ese

Noun

fashionese (uncountable)

1. (informal) The language of fashion.
   • 2009 February 22, Horacio Silva, “Words on the Street”, in New York Times‎:

     […] French for Africa, the second largest continent; fashionese for the single biggest trend on the Continent, as Europe’s influential labels make reference to African motifs refracted through the prism of ’70s YSL-inspired glamour, as in, “I’m j’adoring my Miu Miu Mau Mau muumuu — it’s very chic d’Afrique.”