crosswordese

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The jargon of crossword puzzle clues or answers, often consisting of rare, archaic, or dialectal words. uncountable
    — "The Times puzzle is full of crosswordese – words nobody ever heard of," he said. "Take today March 10. He's got the clue 'corn mush.' The answer is 'samp.' Then there's 'dwarf buffalo.' The answer is 'anoa.' It's laughable. I know these words because I'm in the business. But why should you?"

词源

From crossword + -ese.
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