Wall Streetese

English

Alternative forms

• Wall-Streetese, Wall Street-ese

Etymology

From Wall Street +‎ -ese.

Noun

Wall Streetese (uncountable)

1. (informal) The jargon associated with the American financial markets.
   • 1958 December 8, “Grass root gold for Wall Street: what small investors are doing to the market”, in Life, volume 45, number 23, page 30:

     In an advertisement and in a report to his firm's customers, he advised that the market was due for a “reaction” (Wall Streetese for a drop). The time had come to take some profits.