Whitmanese

noun

Whit·​man·​ese

¦hwitmə¦nēz,

-ēs also ¦wi-

plural -s

: language or expression of the kind characteristic of the poet Walt Whitman

Word History

Etymology

Walt Whitman †1892 American poet + English -ese

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