Bri'ish

English

Etymology

Respelling of British imitating the t-glottalisation of some accents and speakers in the United Kingdom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ/

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Noun

Bri'ish (plural Bri'ishes)

1. Pronunciation spelling of British:
   1. (humorous) The British people; a Briton
   2. (humorous, by extension) British English

      Oi bruv, do you speak Bri'ish?

      Oi, that bloke's Br'i'sh he is!

Adjective

Bri'ish (comparative more Bri'ish, superlative most Bri'ish)

1. (humorous) British
   • 2012 May 15, Jason Wallace, Out of Shadows, Holiday House, →ISBN:

     Greet gave his best English accent, a cocktail of aristrocrat and chimney sweep. "How very noice for dear Papa, being at-'atched to the Bri'ish Embassy. Must be a lekker job, hey? The Bri'ish Embassy, cor bloimey."