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Jap⋅lish

  [jap-lish]
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–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.
Origin:
1955–1960; Jap(anese) + (Eng)lish
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Jap·lish   (jāp'lĭsh)   
n.  

  1. Japanese characterized by numerous borrowings from English.

  2. English affected by Japanese pronunciation, vocabulary, or syntax.


[Jap(anese) + (Eng)lish.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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