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Swenglish

Swenglish proper noun: the English language as spoken with Swedish influences.

Proper noun

Swenglish

  1. (colloquial) The English language as spoken with Swedish influences.
    • These American grandchildren of Scandinavia speak no Swedish; they don't even have "Swenglish", that blending of Swedish and English sometimes found in England.1958, The American Swedish Monthly, page 18
    • "Yesterday I said we must hold our leaders accountable and unfortunately said 'put them against the wall'," she wrote.
      "That's Swenglish: 'att ställa någon mot väggen' (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable."2019 December 15, “Greta Thunberg apologises for 'put leaders against the wall' comment”, in BBC News
  2. (colloquial) The Swedish language as spoken with English influences.

Origin of Swenglish

Blend of Swedish + English.

Questions about Swenglish

What does Swenglish mean?
Swenglish means the English language as spoken with Swedish influences.
What part of speech is Swenglish?
Swenglish is a proper noun.

Words near Swenglish in the dictionary

  1. swelting
  2. sweltry
  3. swelts
  4. swen
  5. swene
  6. Swenglish
  7. Swensen
  8. Swensens
  9. Swenson
  10. swept
  11. swept along

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