Denglisch

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A form of Denglish — The German language modified by the addition of items of English vocabulary.

OriginGerman Denglisch →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Denglish.

    I have since stopped taking Denglisch so seriously. In the highly multicultural, highly Jens Spahn-baiting district of Neukölln, Denglisch has even begun to feel normal, until the moments when it doesn’t.

    2023 April 19, Alexander Wells, “Beamer, Dressman, Bodybag”, in European Review of Books, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2023

Origin

  1. GermanDenglisch
  2. EnglishDenglisch

Unadapted borrowing from German Denglisch.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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