Finglish

  1. Noun.  (US, regional) 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. Noun.  (context, derogative) 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. Noun.  (context, derogative) English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.