Finglish

English Alternative forms en Finnglish Etymology en Finnish English. Pronunciation fĭng'glĭsh, en /ˈfɪŋɡlɪʃ/ /ˈfiŋɡlɪʃ/ en ɪŋɡlɪʃ 2 Noun - en US dated A variant of Finnish language that is spoken by the descendants of Finnish immigrants to North America, the vocabulary of which is heavily influenced by English. It is far from being a uniform language, mainly exists in spoken form, and seems bound to disappear. en derogatory A way of speaking Finnish using English-language terminology excessively. It is particularly common among those professions which are in close contact with the English-speaking world such as IT-professionals, marketing people and managers of global firms. en derogatory English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish broken English. Synonyms variant of Finnish spoken in North America en American Finnish Translations variant of Finnish Finnish: fi amerikansuomi, fi fingliska, fi fingelska way of speaking Finnish using English terminology Finnish: fi fingliska, fi fingelska broken English Finnish: fi fingliska, fi fingelska References My Father Spoke Finglish at Work: Finnish Americans in Northeast Ohio; a book by Noreen Sippola Fairburn, Kent State University Press (June 30, 2007), language: English, 978-0873389099. Finglish, an article by Robert W. Hellstrom in the journal American Speech, Vol. 51, No. 1/2 (Spring - Summer, 1976), pp. 85-93 doi:10.2307/455358 Anagrams en fghiilns fishling