yinglish

Ying·lish

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ying-glish or, often, -lish]
- /ˈyɪŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ying-glish or, often, -lish]
- /ˈyɪŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ/

Definitions of yinglish word

noun yinglish English characterized by a large number of Yiddish words and expressions. 1
noun yinglish a dialect of English spoken esp by Jewish immigrants to New York, and heavily influenced by Yiddish constructions and loan words 0

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Origin of yinglish

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55, Americanism; blend of Yiddish and English

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Parts of speech for Yinglish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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yinglish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.