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frankenlang

frankenlang noun: a conlang that has components from numerous languages but is poorly put together.

Noun

frankenlang (plural frankenlangs)

  1. A conlang that has components from numerous languages but is poorly put together.
    • [Disclaimer: I've never actually made a conlang this way yet -- this is just what I do with my *current* conlang by picking what I figure would sound like a good ancestor-lang root and "mutating" it -- so don't blame me if it produces a frankenlang :-P]2000 November 26, H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@quickfur.yi.org>, “Re: backwards conlanging”, in Conlang mailing list, via listserv.brown.edu
    • I'd heartily recommend it for frankenlang inclusion, tho!2004 September 9, Andreas Johansson <andjo@free.fr>, “Re: En något ogrannlaga fråga om svenska”, in Conlang mailing list, via listserv.brown.edu

Examples of frankenlang in a sentence

  • It may be a bit of a Frankenlang, but I hope it will absorb enough of those ideas that I can use it as my main toylang and reduce the total number of conlangs I start that never go anywhere.2016 June 12, Mia DeSanzo <gloriouswaffle@gmail.com>, “: Chat: 20 Questions to ask a Conlanger”, in Conlang mailing list, via...
  • Every time I see another Romance IAL or Spanish-French-Italian-frankenlang I cringe so hard.2024 May 16, u/ImplodingRain, “Which clichés or overused/trendy features are you tired of seeing in conlangs?”, in r/conlangs (Reddit...

Forms of frankenlang

pluralfrankenlangs

Origin of frankenlang

Blend of Frankenstein + conlang, equivalent to franken- + -lang.

Questions about frankenlang

What does frankenlang mean?
Frankenlang means a conlang that has components from numerous languages but is poorly put together.
How do you use frankenlang in a sentence?
It may be a bit of a Frankenlang, but I hope it will absorb enough of those ideas that I can use it as my main toylang and reduce the total number of conlangs I start that never go anywhere.
What part of speech is frankenlang?
Frankenlang is a noun.
What is the plural of frankenlang?
The plural of frankenlang is frankenlangs.

Words near frankenlang in the dictionary

  1. frankenfood
  2. frankenfoods
  3. frankenfruit
  4. frankenfruits
  5. frankeniaceous
  6. frankenlang
  7. frankenlangs
  8. frankenmeat
  9. frankenmeats
  10. frankenpie
  11. frankenpies

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