Yinglish

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noun

An informal language blending elements of English and Yiddish.

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Meanings

nounYinglish (uncountable)

alternative Yenglish

  1. uncountableAn informal language blending elements of English and Yiddish.

    So an alternative explanation is that Trump reached for what he thought was a Yinglish word for ‘beat’ and inadvertently coined an obscene one.”

    2015 December 22, Justin Wm. Moyer, “Donald Trump’s ‘schlonged’: A linguistic investigation”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2015
adjectiveYinglish (not comparable)

alternative Yenglish

  1. not comparableOf or relating to this language.

Origin

Blend of Yiddish + English.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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