Meaning of Penglish | Babel Free

Definitions

A language that combines Persian and English.

informal

Examples

“Gradually, however, English, Penglish (a hybrid of Persian and English), and other host⟳ country languages have⟳ become⟳ accepted, as filmmakers and audiences have⟳ evolved and set⟳ down roots abroad.”

“Finally, these displaced toughs' adoption of the Iranian exiles' lingo, Penglish (a mixture of Persian and English), which they further mingled with their own⟳ argot, produced a rich, hybridized, and humorous language that required a knowing audience to decode and fully appreciate.”

“We laugh⟳ in Persian, and this is always the language for jokes, which sometimes causes difficulties for American girlfriends. But if we take⟳ a closer look⟳, things are more complicated, as diglossia – Penglish or Fenglish – is spreading […]”

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