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Yinglish

noun
Yin·​glish | \ ˈyiŋ-glish, -lish\

Definition of Yinglish 

: English marked by numerous borrowings from Yiddish

First Known Use of Yinglish

1951, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Yinglish

blend of Yiddish and English

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