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Etymology

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Respelling of British imitating the t-glottalisation of some accents and speakers in the United Kingdom, e.g. Cockney accent.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ/

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Noun

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Bri'ish pl (plural only)

1. (humorous) Pronunciation spelling of British.

Proper noun

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Bri'ish

1. (humorous) British English Oi bruv, do you speak Bri'ish?

Adjective

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

1. (humorous) Pronunciation spelling of 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."

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