Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A disparaging term for various varieties of Korean English having distinctive lexis, syntax and phonology.
Etymologies
- Blend of Korean and English (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Living in Korea and trying to understand the 'Konglish' grammar is challenging enough,”
“Just remember to say that in 5-year-old Konglish and you'll be totally set.”
“The sign on the truck says "Kim's Taco" or in Konglish, "Ghim Suh Dah Goh.”
“Knowing a microscopic amount of Korean and Konglish combined with gestures allows you to communicate a lot more than I thought it would.”
“The third song startled me with a bit of Konglish, "sexsi.”
“Lots of Korean restaurants do “suh-biss,” which is the horrible Konglish Korean/English word for “service.””
“Do these new ads of Kim Yuna's have some sort of pseudo-feminist message ... or are they just Konglish?”
“Anyone who speaks Japanese will note that a lot of Konglish terms are also found in Japanese.”
“I am particularly fond of the bizarre or humorous Konglish phrases ones like "overeat", "walkers", and "Let's Dutch pay!”
“While we were discussing her time spent in Los Angeles, and her hilarious propensity to drop the occasional "Radical!" into the midst of fairly formal and accented Konglish, I mentioned my need for some extra furniture for my 'spare room' - ten minutes and a phone call later, Ryan had not only identified a free curb-sofa but also called two guys with vans, gotten quotes, and talked the cheap one down to 30000W to move it to my apartment.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Konglish’.
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EN - The Englishes of the world
Variants of the English language
Canadian, Chinglish, Denglish, Finglish, Hiberno-English, Hinglish, Hunglish, Jamaican, Japlish, Konglish, Runglish, Singlish and 8 more...
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I Be Speaking Spanglish
Many countries use either a mixed language or code-switching in order to better communicate with English-speakers. These English dialects are often portmanteaus of the country the dialect originate...
Spanglish, Chinglish, Engrish, Konglish, Japlish, Yinglish, Hinglish, Anglish, Danglish, Singlish, Tinglish, Vinish and 26 more...
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