Yinglish

English

Etymology

Blend of Yiddish +‎ English

Noun

Yinglish (uncountable)

  1. An informal language blending elements of English and Yiddish.
    • 2015 December 22, Justin Wm. Moyer, “Donald Trump’s ‘schlonged’: A linguistic investigation”, in The Washington Post‎[1], archived from the original on 24 December 2015:
      So an alternative explanation is that Trump reached for what he thought was a Yinglish word for ‘beat’ and inadvertently coined an obscene one.”

Adjective

Yinglish (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to this language.
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