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Wiganese

Wiganese noun: a dialect spoken by natives of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Noun

Wiganese (uncountable)

  1. A dialect spoken by natives of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
    • "Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural...2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70

Origin of Wiganese

From Wigan + -ese.

Questions about Wiganese

What does Wiganese mean?
Wiganese means a dialect spoken by natives of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
What part of speech is Wiganese?
Wiganese is a noun.

Words near Wiganese in the dictionary

  1. Wigan kebabs
  2. Wigand
  3. Wigands
  4. Wiganer
  5. Wiganers
  6. Wiganese
  7. Wiganite
  8. Wiganites
  9. wigans
  10. wigdom
  11. Wigen

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