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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 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. 3
   English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish broken English. derogatory, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

americanamerican finnish

Etymology

Blend of Finnish + English.

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