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Finglish.

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.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈfɪŋɡlɪʃ//ˈfiŋɡlɪʃ/
  1. 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.

    US · dated · uncountable
  2. 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.

    derogatory · uncountable
  3. English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish broken English.

    derogatory · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Blend of Finnish + English.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.