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[gaybd1]

Here’s a list of some false anglicisms!

A false anglicism, or pseudo-anglicism is a word in a language that sounds English but doesn’t actually carry the same meaning in English.

Wikipedia has a very very good list of examples; pretty much all of these come from there

In multiple languages:

autostop: hitchhiking (French, Italian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Greek, Russian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Hungarian)

basket: basketball (Danish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Greek)

camping: campsite or campground (French, Dutch, Greek, Bulgarian, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish)

smoking: dinner jacket, tuxedo, or smoking jacket (Danish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Greek, Russian)

Korean

one shot: bottoms up (원샷)

hand phone: cellphone (핸드폰)

skinship: platonic hand-holding, hugging, etc. (스킨십)

French

baby-foot: table football

baby-parc: playpen

before: drinks before a party/"pregame" (opposite of after)

blind test: music quiz / 'name that tune'

brushing: blow-dry and styling

box: wifi router or parking space

dancing: dance hall

footing: jogging (though the real English word is also used in French with the same meaning)

pressing: dry cleaning shop

recordman/recordmans/recordwoman: record holder, especially in sports (also in Russian)

relooker/relooking: to makeover/a makeover

speaker/speakerine: rradio or television announcer

Italian

autogrill: rest area

beauty farm: spa

jolly: the joker in a pack of cards

pullman: a bus

smart working: remote work

water: toilet

Portuguese

outdoor: billboard

home office: work from home

Danish

butterfly: bow tie

cottoncoat: trench coat

doorstep: a short and informal press conference

monkeyclass: economy class

speedmarker: a felt-tip pen

timemanager – a calendar or notebook in which one writes down appointments

Dutch:

beamer: a video projector (also in German)

box: a playpen or a music speaker

videoclip: a music video

German

Bodybag: a messenger bag

Dressman: a male model

Flipper: a pinball machine

Funsport: a sport played for amusement, such as skateboarding or frisbee

Handy: a mobile phone

Jobticket: a free pass for public transport provided by an employer for employees

mobbing: bullying

Swedish:

after work: a meeting for drinks after the workday is finished

pocket: A paper-back book

[jeffdmontgomery]

This morning in the @ccocsearcy #MonkeyClass we were shooting slingshots loaded with marshmallows at Goliath #childrensministry #4yroldsrock (at Searcy, Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnLQejMsA-z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[langernameohnebedeutung]

And now: My favourite entries on the Pseudo-Anglicisms wikipedia page. You're welcome.

Korean

skinship - platonic hand-holding, hugging, etc. (스킨십; seu·kin·sib)

Romance

French

baby-foot – table football

baby-parc – playpen

recordman (m; pl: recordmans; f: recordwoman) – record holder in sports

relooker (verb) to make over; also: relooking – a makeover

rugbyman – rugby player

tennisman – a tennis player

Italian

beauty farm – spa

Germanic

Danish

babylift – baby transport/carrycot

butterfly – bow tie

monkeyclass – economy class

German

Handy – a mobile phone

Public Viewing – a public viewing event (party) of a football match or similar

Shooting – a photoshoot

Trampen (verb) – hitchhiking

Swedish

backslick – A wet, combed-back hair style

Slavic

Russian

Дресс-кроссинг ("Dress crossing") – clothing swap (analogous to postcrossing, bookcrossing); not to be confused with cross-dressing

[jeffdmontgomery]

The @ccocsearcy #MonkeyClass dressed up like Abraham and Sarah,lived in a tent, and cooked bread for the three visitors who came to tell about the baby that was going to be born. #sundayschool (at Searcy, Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CitSNFKMcoS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jeffdmontgomery]

Breaking News - Jesus’ tomb was still empty this morning in the #Monkeyclass @ccocsearcy #heavenparty (at Searcy, Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCwoT7lm9u/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jeffdmontgomery]

The #monkeyclass @ccocsearcy learned about Joseph Thanks to @krogerco in Searcy for the paper sacks to make the coat of many colors. (at College Church of Christ)

[nightwhite13]

I was tagged by @lordslacker

10 characters 10 fandoms

Lena Luthor - Supergirl Regina Mills - Once Upon a Time Liara T’Soni - Mass Effect Asami Sato - Legend of Korra Lightning - Final Fantasy XIII Series Sameen Shaw - Person of Interest Maria Hill - Marvel Cinematic Universe Hannibal Lecter - Hannibal Dolores Abernathy - Westworld Emily Kadlwin - Dishonored

I’m tagging @monkeyclassics @keziahm @shootroot16 @thewarriorofthewinter @aswanqueenshipper and whoever else wants to do it

P.S:sorry guys *hides in the corner*

[jeffdmontgomery]

This morning @ccocsearcy Ezra was reading from the book of Ezra #monkeyclass #notMuncyclass (at College Church of Christ)