Swenglish

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Etymology

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Blend of Swedish +‎ English

Noun

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Swenglish (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The English language as spoken with Swedish influences.
    • 1958, The American Swedish Monthly, page 18:
      These American grandchildren of Scandinavia speak no Swedish; they don't even have "Swenglish", that blending of Swedish and English sometimes found in England.
    • 2019 December 15, “Greta Thunberg apologises for 'put leaders against the wall' comment”, in BBC News[1]:
      "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."
  2. (colloquial) The Swedish language as spoken with English influences.

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