"fashionese" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: fashion + -ese Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fashion|ese}} fashion + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fashionese (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The language of fashion. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fashionese-en-noun-x~i3M99X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese

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          "text": "[…]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.”",
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