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Singlish

Today it means: A highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis. Full definition →

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Singlish · noun¹

Blend of Singaporean + English.

Singlish · noun²

Blend of Sinhala + English, or, Sri Lanka + English

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