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：2025/11/20
pseudo-anglicism
Noun
A
word
in
a
language
other
than
English
that
has
an
English
appearance
but
is
not
current
in
English
itself.
This
may
be,
for
example,
because
the
word
was
borrowed
from
a
neologism
that
never
entered
English
common
use,
or
because
it
was
independently
derived
from
an
English
word,
or
because
it
was
deliberately
coined
to
resemble
English.
Japanese Meaning
英語と似た形を持つが、実際の英語では一般に使われず、他の言語で使用される単語。具体的には、借用された新語が英語の日常使用に入らなかった場合や、英単語から独自に派生した場合、または英語風に造語された場合などを指す。
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A
word
in
a
language
other
than
English
that
has
an
English
appearance
but
is
not
current
in
English
itself.
This
may
be,
for
example,
because
the
word
was
borrowed
from
a
neologism
that
never
entered
English
common
use,
or
because
it
was
independently
derived
from
an
English
word,
or
because
it
was
deliberately
coined
to
resemble
English.
（ plural ）
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A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but is not current in English itself. This may be, for example, because the word was borrowed from a neologism that never entered English common use, or because it was independently derived from an English word, or because it was deliberately coined to resemble English.
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pseudo-anglicism
The term 'salaryman' is a classic example of a pseudo-anglicism: it looks English but isn't actually used by native English speakers.
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The term 'salaryman' is a classic example of a pseudo-anglicism: it looks English but isn't actually used by native English speakers.
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