Swenglish

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of Swedish +‎ English

Noun[edit]

Swenglish (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The English language as spoken with Swedish influences.
    • 1958, The American Swedish Monthly, page 18:
      These American grandchildren of Scandinavia speak no Swedish; they don't even have "Swenglish", that blending of Swedish and English sometimes found in England.
  2. (colloquial) The Swedish language as spoken with English influences.

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