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japanglish

Japanese words sprinkled into the english language. In other words Otaku speak. It is the language that i speak fluently.
Oh my god! That neko is so KWAII!
by Ami-the-water-goddess August 23, 2005
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Japanglish

Normally anime otaku's use it to flont the fact that they are obbsessed with Japan this hapens to be the official language of my clique.
Rei-san, you are such a fricken baka
Kuso shite shine! You baka!
OOh that usagi is so kwaii
by Ami-ojou-sama May 13, 2005
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Japanglish

Japanglish, or Engrish, is the misspelling of a product's English translation, due to the Language Barrier. Japanglish can also come in the form of (a) sentence(s) that can only be read barely.
Examples of Japanglish:

"Please use rest room beautifully."

"O ne person,one order or more,plese."

"Deformed Man Toilet."
by TubbyFatFrick September 6, 2019
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Janpanglish

The misspelled variant of the word 'Japanglish', a horrible mixing of tha Japanese and English languages, most often perpetrated by fangirls/boys of the anime sort.
Some happy person was in such a hurry to type this up that they misspelled 'Japanglish' as 'Janpanglish'.
No fault; everyone's finger slips now and again.
by Carat October 15, 2006
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Jainglish

A dialect of English spoken with a predominantly Indian accent and afflicted with horrendous grammar.
"Jeez, I didn't understand a thing during that presentation - her jainglish was awful!"
by OkonkwoII July 21, 2009
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Janglish

Words used by Japanese people that sound/look like English words, but have different (sometimes completely different) meanings. Eg. kanin-suru (first part sounds like "cunning") refers to cheating on a test, but "cunning" in English refers to a general skill for getting what one wants or for deceiving.
Westerner: In Japan, do you live in a house?
Japanese: No, I live in a *mansion*.
Westerner: Wow! a very big house for rich people???
Japanese: No, *mansion* is a home in a building.
Westerner: Oh! You mean an apartment/flat/condo!
Japanese: Ok, sure. In Japan, people call them *mansions*.
Westerner: Oh, I see - *mansion* is Janglish!
by Te Ahiru August 16, 2011
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japanish

Slang term for the Japanese language as spoken by people who are not native Japanese. Usually catch phrases picked up by watching way too much anime.

Origin: combination of the words "Japanese" and "Spanish."
My sister speaks japanish, saying things like "iitadakimasu" before we begin eating or "sumimasen" when she excuses herself.
by Hilldria March 26, 2006
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