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Engrish
- Date Found: Unknown
- Used By: Japanese industry expressing marketing interest to English speaking audience
When sentences or phrases are translated into English (usually from Japanese) but result in humorously absurd vocabulary and/or grammar or sound sexual in nature.
Common usage
Often found in Japanese advertising, but also can be found anywhere online where a non-native-to-English speaker talks through an online translator. It can be fabricated by typing English through a translator into and through several different languages and back to English.
Example Sentences
- All your base are belong to us
- My name is John, and I hate every single one of you. -> My name is John and I love every one of each. (English to Spanish to Arabic to Japanese to English)
Images
 Please don't touch yourself. Seriously. |
 seen in gaming |
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 Rogue security software has cute Engrish... |
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