Scymraeg

English Etymology en cy Scymraeg. Pronunciation en /skʌmˈraɪɡ/ Proper noun en informal derogatory Badly written or ungrammatical Welsh, often written with machine translation. en scummy Welsh en Rory Cellan-Jones Rory Cellan-Jones Google Translate serves up 'scummy Welsh' translations w:BBC News 2018-07-31 2025-12-01 Soon the term Scymraeg, or scummy Welsh, was born and it has really caught on - it is part of Gary's stand-up routine, and examples are posted via a Twitter hashtag and in a Flickr group. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417180413/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45012357 en Stephen Harrison Welsh Wikipedia Gives Me Hope w:Slate 2019-08-07 2025-12-01 And Google Translate—infamous since 2009 for its Scymraeg, or scummy Welsh—has, according to the BBC, recently taken a great leap forward in terms of the accuracy and quality of its Welsh translations. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202083839/https://slate.com/technology/2019/08/welsh-wikipedia-google-translate.html en Lane Greene Fighting the scourge of “Scum Welsh” w:1843 Magazine https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/02/18/fighting-the-scourge-of-scum-welsh https://web.archive.org/web/20231116213919/https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/02/18/fighting-the-scourge-of-scum-welsh 16 November 2023 w:The Economist 2020-02-18 2025-12-01 “Witcher Welsh” and Scymraeg share the same problem: well-meaning people trying to use Welsh without taking it seriously. en Nic Dafies Tŵt Cymru https://toot.wales/@nic/114262140849702505 w:Mastodon 2025-04-01 I’m pissing in the wind here, obviously, but this isn’t some funny “Scymraeg” scenario, this is public money being spent on a bilingual website that only works in English. https://web.archive.org/web/20261005204034/https://toot.wales/@nic/114262140849702505 5 October 2026 Welsh cy 2026 July 22 Example 45% A fairground ride is painted with the following message: Original text: “Ffordd yma i farchogaeth” Intended meaning: “This way to the ride” Actual meaning: “This way to horse riding” Alternative forms cy Sgymraeg Etymology cy scym Cymraeg scum. Pronunciation cy /sɡəmˈraːi̯ɡ/ [skəmˈraːi̯ɡ] cy-N cy /sɡəmˈrai̯ɡ/ [skəmˈrai̯ɡ] cy-S Proper noun f cy informal derogatory en Scymraeg badly written or ungrammatical Welsh, often written with machine translation cy Carl Morris Scymraeg a diwylliant cydweithredol Y Twll 2011-12-23 2025-12-01 Mae gwreiddiau y syniad Scymraeg yn debyg: ‘diwylliant y we’ a chyfryngau cymdeithasol. The roots of the idea of Scymraeg are similar: ‘web culture’ and social media. https://web.archive.org/web/20250321131749/https://ytwll.cymru/2011/12/scymraeg-sgymraeg/ cy Sion Rees Williams Re: Cyfieithiadau Gwael - Morrosons Re: Bad Translations - Morrosons welsh-termau-cymraeg@jiscmail.ac.uk https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=WELSH-TERMAU-CYMRAEG;ab94f606.1203 2012-03-27 2025-12-01 Mae'n debyg bod llawer yn y grwp yn gwybod hefyd bod llyfr wedi ei gyhoeddi gan y Lolfa (ers y Nadolig y llynedd) gydag enghreifftiau o Scymraeg hefyd - ond credaf mai llyfryn ysgafn yw yn hytrach na dadansoddiad 'difrifol, academaidd.' It's likely that many in this group also know that a book has been published by Y Lolfa (since last Christmas) with examples of Scymraeg too - but I believe it's a light read instead of a 'serious, academic' analysis. Descendants en Scymraeg 1