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When American born people with parents that immigrated from Russia mix in English words(using a Russian accent) when speaking Russian.
Babushka: Kak dela? (English translation: how are you?)
Svetlana: Harasho(good), Ya(I) Hung out c(with) mayeme(my) friends.
Babushla: Pirestan(stop) gavarit(speak) RENGLISH!
Renglish by ruskaya November 17, 2013
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Russian translated word-for-word into English, without adjusting grammar. Used by low-educated Russians, who either don't understand that other languages have completely different grammar, or haven't learnt it.
"You many words you just jealous my on. Me have everything alright with me english."
"I can't understand your Renglish."
Renglish by KarlosMetinga May 20, 2022
Language created by first typing a sentence in Russian, and then translating each word individually into English.
"You many words, you just jealous me one. Me have everything alright with me english."
"Your Renglish is so bad that I don't understand what you're trying to say."
Renglish by KarlosMetinga May 20, 2022

Ronglish 

A dialect of english invented by former football manager and one time pundit Ron Atkinson to describe onfield action during a game of football. Instead of using conventional language or cliché, ronglish employs an array of colourful similes, expressions and verbal non sequiters.

Laterly ronglish come to describe any abuse/refinement of the english language by sports pundits or commentators.
"the winger does some trickery, puts a hopefull cross into the far post where the burly striker tries a powerfull shot that just misses."

This translates into ronglish as:

"Tell you what, the the little jinker does a few lollipops, tries a hail mary cross to the back stick, the big fella gets his foot on the end of it and gives it the full gun. Oooooh just over."
Ronglish by Vegas Malone February 15, 2008

runglish 

Hybrid of English and Russian languages.
Vladimir's Runglish is fun and creative dialect.
runglish by Happy Russian August 8, 2005

Runglish 

When a Native Russian speaker “literally”translates Russian words or grammar into English, as they are talking.
Them: I can Feel the Smell of the coffee in the morning.

You: Huh, oh. You know you can’t Feel “Smell” right?
Them: Oh, I’m speaking Runglish, it’s fun and creative.
Runglish by SnkrSin August 31, 2021
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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