Pronunciations
| Jewish English | (JOO-ish EENG-lihsh) | listen |
Definitions
n. The variety of English spoken by English-speaking Jews, incorporating loanwords and sometimes syntax from a variety of Jewish languages (almost always including Hebrew and Aramaic).
Example Sentences
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"He speaks Jewish English which sounds like our own pidgin English." (source)
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"In addition, in the years since this blog post, Galil and other camps that affiliate with the Habonim Dror youth movement have begun to use innovative gender suffixes, such as Amelimot (gender-inclusive double plural of this division) and chanichol (gender-neutral ‘camper’). These are common trends not only in Jewish English but also in Jewish languages around the world; many loanwords undergo semantic shift and are sometimes clipped and otherwise altered phonologically." (source)
Languages of Origin
- English
Who Uses This
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
Regions
- North America
Dictionaries
- None
Notes
See also Yinglish.
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