tinglish

See also: Tinglish

English

Etymology

From tingle +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Hyphenation: tingl‧ish

Adjective

tinglish (comparative more tinglish, superlative most tinglish)

(rare) Tingly.
- 1855, Robert Browning, “Old Pictures in Florence”, in Men and Women […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, stanza 29, page 44:
  They pass: for them the panels may thrill, / The tempera grow alive and tinglish— / Rot or are left to the mercies still / Of dealers and stealers, Jews and the English!

Anagrams

inlights, shitling

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