code-switching
noun
the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: Bilingual students were discouraged from code-switching during class.
code-switch
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a word derived from
code-switching.
Example Sentences
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And I’m usually like, “My acting was a trauma response,” you know, just to survive and code-switch in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
You are constantly reminded that you must code-switch at every turn, but it was great training.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
Nationally, nearly half of college-educated Black people say they feel the need to code-switch or change their behaviors around colleagues of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, per a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
He taught them how to code-switch and how to dress.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021
“So that disconnect, that code-switch, started very young.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2021
