Bri'ish

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ/

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Noun

Bri'ish pl (plural only)

1. (humorous) Pronunciation spelling of British.

Proper noun

Bri'ish

1. (humorous) British English

   Oi bruv, do you speak Bri'ish?

Adjective

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."