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Japanglish

Japanglish proper noun: english words that have been co-opted into Japanese vernacular, often incorrectly.

Proper noun

Japanglish

  1. English words that have been co-opted into Japanese vernacular, often incorrectly.
  2. English terms or names that have been localized for Japanese use.

Synonyms of Japanglish

Origin of Japanglish

Blend of Japanese + English.

Questions about Japanglish

What does Japanglish mean?
Japanglish means english words that have been co-opted into Japanese vernacular, often incorrectly.
What part of speech is Japanglish?
Japanglish is a proper noun.

Words near Japanglish in the dictionary

  1. Japanesish
  2. Japanesque
  3. Japanesquely
  4. Japanesquery
  5. Japanesy
  6. Japanglish
  7. Japanic acid
  8. Japanicize
  9. Japanicized
  10. Japanicizes
  11. Japanicizing

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