Penguinese

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The language supposedly used by penguins. informal, uncountable

    "The next thing, a penguin will walk in here, tip his top hat, and abase himself while he mutters obsequiously in penguinese."

Example

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"The next thing, a penguin will walk in here, tip his top hat, and abase himself while he mutters obsequiously in penguinese."

Etymology

From penguin + -ese.

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