Lish

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hybrid variety of English having a name that is derived from a portmanteau of the name of one language and the word English, such as Chinglish (Chinese + English), Spanglish (Spanish + English), Taglish (Tagalog + English), etc.

    "Similarly, little attention, if any, has been paid to the etymology of “lishes”, including questions of how the terms have been formed from their two base forms, or if the terms were originally formed in English or other languages."

Adjective
  1. 1
    active; nimble; lithe. British, dialectal, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"Similarly, little attention, if any, has been paid to the etymology of “lishes”, including questions of how the terms have been formed from their two base forms, or if the terms were originally formed in English or other languages."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Apheresis of English.

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of leash (“a piece of rope, thread, etc.”), referring to its pliability.

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