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shittish 

A derogatory term which refers to the policy of compulsory teaching of Swedish language to Finnish people.

More generally, any unwanted imposition of a foreign language or culture on a people.

In Finland, 95% of the population are native Finnish language speakers. It is considered one of the most linguistically homogenous countries in the world. Yet a small anti-Finnish elite imposes a policy which has been compared to South African apartheid in the 20th century.

Shittish refers not only to the compulsory teaching of Swedish, but also the requirements for proficiency in Swedish for many government jobs in Finland.

The policy is considered outdated but is kept in place by massive funding from Sweden and bribery of Finland's government officials. Over ten years of reputable public polling have shown that around 70% of Finns want an end to Shittish.

The policy is also called "åpårtheid", a word containing the Swedish "Å" character not used in the Finnish alphabet.
Finland is a Finnish country, not Shittish.

What is the government trying to do, make us Shittish?

Because of the Shittish policy, we are being forced to learn French to qualify for government jobs, even though we are Indian
shittish by Eva Ahl July 20, 2006
Related Words

shitlist 

A metaphorical list in which people who are in ill favor with a given individual are placed.
that beeotch has been pissing me off for the last week, she's going on my shitlist
shitlist by kpaxken May 13, 2005

shitlist 

(n) a list of entities exhibiting general disfavorability, particularly as a result of transgression. Presumably these entities will not receive the normal benefits enjoyed by those not on the list.
(v) the act of placing someone on said list.
Every single thing I've bought from Black & Decker, two coffeemakers and a rice cooker, has totally stopped working. They are *SO* on my shitlist.
shitlist by nplastic January 28, 2004

Shitlister 

1. (N) A person or group of people that are hated with such passion they are put on ones shit list.

2. (N) With enough passion to be put on one's shit list
Karen was being such a douchebag we all desided she was a shitlister
Shitlister by Kbas and Kodak September 28, 2009

schindler's shitlist 

The jews that didn't make it on to schindler's list, due to prior 'beef' with Schindler.
Jew#1: did you make it onto schindler's list?

Jew#2: nah, I didn't make it. He's still peeved at me for stealing his yamaka. looks like i'm still on old man schindler's shitlist!

Shitglish 

Another word for Engrish, Shitglish is simply very bad or shit English (hence the name, Shitglish.) It is usually the result of a non-English speaker trying to communicate with an English speaker by using a translator to translate their language into English sometimes resulting in grammar that is so bad an English person can't make heads or tails of what the non-English speaker is trying to say.
Non-English Speaker: Did you made mission?
English Speaker: Wtf are you saying?
Non-English Speaker: Did already you made the mission?
English Speaker: No
Non-English Speaker: You did already not make the mission :(
English Speaker: Can I talk to someone who I can understand, I don't understand you
Non-English Speaker: But I speak the English
English Speaker: No you're speaking in Shitglish
Shitglish by A15kk September 3, 2013