jour·nal·ese \|jərnəl|ēz, |jə̄n-, |jəin-, -ēs\noun (-s) Etymology:journal (I) + -ese 1.: a style of writing held to be characteristic of newspapers 2.: writing marked by simple, informal, and usually loose sentence structure, the frequent use of clichés, sensationalism in the presentation of material, and superficiality of thought and reasoning