giornalisticogiornalistica

Giornalisticogiornalistica is a coined Italian term formed by joining the masculine adjective giornalistico with the feminine giornalistica, both meaning “journalistic.” The unhyphenated, single-word result is not part of standard Italian vocabulary and is typically encountered as a linguistic or critical illustration rather than as a regular part of prose.

As a neologism, it is used mainly in discussions about language structure, gender agreement, or meta-journalism. It may serve to draw attention to how Italian adjectives inflect for gender, or to emphasize a reflexive focus on journalism itself—journalism about journalism, media practices, or editorial boundaries. In other contexts, it can appear in creative writing to produce a playful or emphatic effect.

Orthographically, standard Italian would usually render the idea with a hyphen or two separate forms to reflect the gender distinction, for example giornalistico-giornalistica or giornalistico and giornalistica in agreement with the noun they modify. A concatenated form like giornalisticogiornalistica can hinder readability and would require explicit definition within the text to prevent ambiguity.

Examples of usage are primarily illustrative rather than normative. For instance: “Lo studio analizza lo stile giornalistico e la sua versione giornalisticogiornalistica.” Or: “La critica propone una lettura giornalisticogiornalistica dell’informazione,” to signal a self-referential or dual-gender focus.

See also: reduplication in language, portmanteau, meta-journalism, gendered language in Italian, giornalismo.