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Kotomora

役やく所しょ言こと葉ば

Meanings

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noun

bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook

Refers to the stiff, roundabout, or opaque language typical of government offices and bureaucracy. Often carries a negative nuance of being hard to understand or unnecessarily formal. The term お役所言葉 is a common variant.

See also: お役所言葉