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Russlish

Russlish proper noun: runglish; a blend of Russian and English.

Proper noun

Russlish

  1. Runglish; a blend of Russian and English
    • Each spoke the other's language fluently, but they usually talked Russlish to ensure that idioms and shaded meanings were correctly transmitted. Because few people would understand Russlish, their conversation is reported here in English.1988, G. Harry Stine, Operation High Dragon, page 14

Origin of Russlish

Blend of Russian + English.

Questions about Russlish

What does Russlish mean?
Russlish means runglish; a blend of Russian and English.
What part of speech is Russlish?
Russlish is a proper noun.

Words near Russlish in the dictionary

  1. Russki
  2. Russkie
  3. Russkies
  4. Russkikh
  5. Russkis
  6. Russlish
  7. Russniak
  8. Russniaks
  9. Russo
  10. Russo-
  11. Russo-Byzantine

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