mixed language
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Kali Uchis found an audience for her mixed language hit “Telepatía” on TikTok, while Cardi B extended her reign with her No. 1 hit “Up,” which is nominated only for best rap performance.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021
They soon came less and less frequently, and finally in a kind of mixed language, a mingling of the new and the old, a fair transcript of his present style of conversation.
From The Golden House by Baker, Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker)
The "Chinook" jargon is a strange sort of mixed language with which nearly all the tribes of the Northwest are familiar.
From The Western United States A Geographical Reader by Fairbanks, Harold W. (Harold Wellman)
Suddenly a man standing by the door turned toward him, growled in mixed language at him.
From The Tarn of Eternity by Tymon, Frank
They spoke a little English, and by a sort of compromise, a mixed language was used on the beach, which could be understood by all.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry
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