Teacherese

Origin

teacher + -ese

Full definition of teacherese

Noun

1. (sometimes humorous) The sort of language spoken by teachers.
• 1995, Anabel Donald, In at the Deep End'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing.
• 1997, Frank Deford, Alex: the life of a childThis latter was a nice teacherese way of saying that Alex was hopelessly uncoordinated. It took her forever to learn to put on her underpants...