Pentagonese

 [pen-tuh-guh-neez, -nees]  

Pen·ta·gon·ese

   [pen-tuh-guh-neez, -nees]
noun
a style of language characterized by the use of euphemisms, technical jargon, acronyms, and circumlocutions, used especially by people working in the U.S. military establishment.
Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; Pentagon + -ese
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