Blinglish

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US, UK/ˈblɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/

proper noun

Black English.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. derogatoryinformalraresometimesBlack English.

    Now that black culture is positively cool — think hip-hop, baggy trousers and Blinglish — what will be the next battle in race relations?

    2004, New Statesman, volume 133, numbers 4708-4718, page 40
    1 more example

    The term Blinglish has been used either to refer to Black English or, more commonly, to disparage white kids' (or 'wiggers') use of black hip-hop language (see Urban Dictionary, 2006).

    2006, Alastair Pennycook, Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows, page 3

Origin

Blend of black + English

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APA

Blinglish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blinglish

MLA

“Blinglish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blinglish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blinglish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blinglish.

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