penguinese

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

penguin +‎ -ese

Noun[edit]

penguinese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The language supposedly used by penguins.
    • 2016, Randall Garrett, Unwise Child:
      The next thing, a penguin will walk in here, tip his top hat, and abase himself while he mutters obsequiously in penguinese.
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