Runglish

name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any mixture of the Russian and English languages. informal

    "Don’t bother defining Runglish, simply let its rising bilingual tides of English-flavored Russian and Russian-flavored English wash over your eardrums – as thousands of speakers in a dozen societies already do. (Moscow News 11 Sept 2013)"

  2. 2
    An informal romanization of Russian, usually following English spelling rules. informal

Synonyms

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ruglishruglishrusslishrusslish

Example

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"Don’t bother defining Runglish, simply let its rising bilingual tides of English-flavored Russian and Russian-flavored English wash over your eardrums – as thousands of speakers in a dozen societies already do. (Moscow News 11 Sept 2013)"

Etymology

Blend of Russian + English.

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