finglish

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Synonyms: inglish, tinglish, finnglish, singlish, yinglish, hinglish, english, finish, danglish, finnish, kingfish

Antonyms: inglish, tinglish, finnglish, singlish, yinglish, hinglish, english, finish, danglish, finnish, kingfish

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Noun

1. {{lb|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.
2. {{lb|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.
3. {{lb|en|derogatory}} English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish [[broken]] [[English]].

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