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Japlish

[ jap-lish ]

noun

  1. Japanese spoken or written with a large admixture of English words and expressions.
  2. English spoken or written with features characteristic of Japanese.

Japlish

/ ˈdʒæplɪʃ /

noun

  1. the adoption and adaptation of English words into the Japanese language Also calledJapanglish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Japlish1

First recorded in 1955–1960; Jap(anese) + (Eng)lish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Japlish1

C20: from a blend of Japanese + English

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