Bri'ish

/ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ/

proper noun

British English

“Oi bruv, do you speak Bri'ish?”

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Meanings

nounBri'ish pl (plural only)
  1. humorouspluralplural onlypronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of British.
proper noun
  1. humorousBritish English

    Oi bruv, do you speak Bri'ish?

adjectiveBri'ish (comparative more Bri'ish, superlative most Bri'ish)

comparative more Bri'ish · superlative most Bri'ish

  1. humorouspronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of British.

    Greet gave his best English accent, a cocktail of aristocrat and chimney sweep. "How very noice for dear Papa, being at-'atched to the Bri'ish Embassy. Must be a lekker job, hey? The Bri'ish Embassy, cor bloimey."

    2012 May 15, Jason Wallace, Out of Shadows, Holiday House, →ISBN

Origin

Respelling of British imitating the t-glottalisation of some accents and speakers in the United Kingdom, e.g. Cockney accent.

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APA

Bri'ish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bri'ish

MLA

“Bri'ish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bri'ish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bri'ish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bri'ish.

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