noun

• 1A word or phrase that is peculiar to British English.

  ‘this new autobiography is studded with Anglicisms like lorries, plimsolls, and doing a bunk’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Anyway, I bet they all feel the same way about our own impenetrable Anglicisms.’
  • ‘First up, we have a rather useful compendium of Anglicisms from effingpot.com.’
  • ‘Americans may sometimes find the prose a bit daunting, the occasional Anglicism, misplaced modifier, and passive voice requiring a thorough rereading.’

  1. 1.1mass noun The quality of being typically English or of favouring English things.

• 2A word or phrase borrowed from English into a foreign language.

  ‘the French have as an irritating Anglicism: un toast’

  More example sentences

  • ‘What with all my pop-culture Anglicisms, I don't always do a terribly good job at nurturing an overseas readership, so it's good to form bridges across the water.’
  • ‘However, native coinages expressing resistance to Anglicisms include baladeur Walkman, cadreur cameraman, logiciel software, ordinateur computer, and rentrée comeback.’
  • ‘One of the many engaging peculiarities of the French is their conviction that their language - if they could only keep it pure of Anglicisms - is one of singular beauty and nobility.’
  • ‘Nowadays, of course, we do not refer to a toast but always a piece of toast, but the French have as an irritating Anglicism un toast.’