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Swenglish en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of Swedish + English.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) The English language as spoken with Swedish influences.
    • "Yesterday I said we must hold our leaders accountable and unfortunately said 'put them against the wall'," she wrote. "That's Swenglish: 'att ställa någon mot väggen' (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable." 2019 December 15, “Greta Thunberg apologises for 'put leaders against the wall' comment”, in BBC News:
    • These American grandchildren of Scandinavia speak no Swedish; they don't even have "Swenglish", that blending of Swedish and English sometimes found in England. 1958, The American Swedish Monthly, page 18:
  2. (colloquial) The Swedish language as spoken with English influences.

Translations (2)

sv svengelska (Swedish with English influence) · sv svengelska (English with Swedish influence)