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noun - (linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- Middle English likely began as a between the Norman invaders and the Anglo-Saxon-speaking (Old English) occupants of Britain. Otherwise, how could they have gotten any business done?
Translations: - German: Kauderwelsch
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Etymology: From :w:pigeon English, pigeon English, from a Chinese attempt to pronounce the English word business during trades in the :w:Far East, Far East.
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