foreignism

[ fawr-uh-niz-uhm, for- ]

noun

1. a foreign custom, mannerism, etc.
2. any trait, deviating from accepted speech standards, derived from a foreign language.
3. imitation of anything foreign.
4. a foreign quality.

foreignism

/ ˈfɒrɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a custom, mannerism, idiom, etc, that is foreign
2. imitation of something foreign

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreignism¹

First recorded in 1850–55; foreign + -ism