engrish

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 11
Words With Friends: 12
Letters: 7

Definition of engrish

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

(derogatory, sometimes)Ungrammatical, unorthographical or nonsensical English of the kind found in East Asia, notably in Japan.

“'Why you not teach Engrish more? I must aspeak^([sic]) Engrish.' The Chelsea's resident mad painter was angry at the way Jeremy had been ignoring him.”

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Etymology

From the mispronunciation of the word English common to Japanese speakers, who have difficulty distinguishing "L" and "R" sounds. The Japanese transliteration of the word "English", イングリッシュ (Ingurisshu) is often used for teaching purposes. In that word, /ɾ/ (romanised as "r") is pronounced instead of the English /l/.

Anagrams of engrish

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