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===Germanic=== ====Danish==== * ''babylift'' β [[baby transport]]/[[baby transport|carrycot]]<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=babylift babylift], Den Danske Ordbog</ref><ref name="anderson"/> * ''butterfly'' β [[bow tie]]<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=butterfly butterfly], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> * ''cottoncoat'' β [[trench coat]]<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=cottoncoat cottoncoat], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> * ''cowboytoast'' β [[ground meat|minced meat]] [[sandwich]]<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=cowboytoast cowboytoast], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> * ''doorstep'' β a short and informal [[press conference]]<ref>[https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/doorstep doorstep], Wiktionary</ref> * ''monkeyclass'' β [[economy class]]<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=monkeyclass monkeyclass], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> * ''speedmarker'' β a [[felt-tip pen]]<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=speedmarker speedmarker], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> * ''stationcar'' β blend of [[station wagon]] (US) and [[estate car]] (UK)<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=stationcar stationcar], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> * ''timemanager'' β a calendar or notebook in which one writes down appointments (from the registered trademark [[Time Manager]])<ref>[https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=timemanager timemanager], Den Danske Ordbog</ref> ====Dutch==== <!-- please sort every new entry alphabetically --> * ''beamer'' β a [[video projector]] (via German pseudo-anglicism ''Beamer'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Beamer (LaTeX) |last=Vullers |first=Pim |url=http://www.cs.ru.nl/~pim/beamer.php |year=2012 |website=Radboud University |publisher= |access-date=2020-12-09}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=Ph.D. student webspace at univeristy|date=December 2020}} * ''box'' β a [[playpen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Box |url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/box |website=etymologiebank.nl |access-date=2024-06-12}}</ref> or a music speaker * ''coffeeshop'' - a [[Coffeeshop (Netherlands)|shop selling cannabis]] * ''keycord'' β a [[lanyard]] * ''oldtimer'' β a [[classic car]] * ''touringcar'' β a [[coach (bus)]] * ''videoclip'' β a [[music video]] ====German==== {{See also|Denglisch}} German pseudo anglicisms often have multiple valid and common ways of writing them, generally either hyphenated ''(Home-Office)'' or in one word ''(Homeoffice)''.<ref name="duden.de">{{Cite web|title=Duden {{!}} Homeoffice {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft|url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Homeoffice|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.duden.de|language=de}}</ref> German speakers, especially teachers, often refer to pseudo-anglicisms as ''false friends'', a translation of the German term that may itself count as a pseudo anglicism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/words/false_friends.htm|title=Englisch-Hilfen: Falsche Freunde|website=www.englisch-hilfen.de}}</ref> <!-- please sort every new entry alphabetically --> * ''Beamer'' β a [[video projector]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duden {{!}} Beamer {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft|url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Beamer|access-date=2021-03-14|website=www.duden.de|language=de}}</ref> * ''Bodybag β'' a [[messenger bag]] * ''Dressman'' β a male model (Onysko calls this the 'canonical example' of a pseudo-anglicism.{{sfn|Onysko|2007|p=52}}) * ''Flipper'' β a [[pinball machine]]<ref name="german.yabla.com">{{Cite web|url=https://german.yabla.com/lesson-German-Pseudo-Anglicisms-542|title = German Pseudo-Anglicisms β Yabla German β Free German Lessons}}</ref> * ''Funsport'' β a sport played for amusement, such as [[skateboarding]] or [[frisbee]]<ref name="anderson" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Duden {{!}} Funsport {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft|url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Funsport|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.duden.de|language=de}}</ref> * ''Handy'' β a mobile phone<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sparhandy.de/handy-kaufen/|title=Handy ohne Vertrag: Angebote MΓ€rz 2023|website=www.sparhandy.de}}</ref> * ''Jobticket'' β a free pass for public transport provided by an employer for employees<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duden {{!}} Jobticket {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft|url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Jobticket|access-date=2021-03-13|website=www.duden.de|language=de}}</ref> * ''Oldtimer'' β an [[antique car]]<ref name="anderson"/> * ''Shooting'' β a photoshoot<ref name="german.yabla.com"/> * ''trampen'' (verb) β hitchhiking<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duden {{!}} Trampen {{!}} Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft|url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/trampen|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.duden.de|language=de}}</ref> * ''mobbing'' β bullying ====Norwegian==== * ''hands'' β the offence of [[Handball (association football)|handball]] in [[association football]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=hands |url=https://naob.no/ordbok/hands |access-date=2024-07-05|website = www.naob.no}}</ref> * ''sixpence'' β Flat cap<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sixpence |url=https://www.skittfiske.no/klaer/hodeplagg/sixpence |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=www.skittfiske.no}}</ref> ====Swedish==== <!-- please sort every new entry alphabetically --> * ''after work'' β a meeting for drinks after the workday is finished<ref>{{cite news|title=After work ett svenskt pΓ₯hitt|url=https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/after-work-ett-svenskt-pahitt/|newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=11 March 2015|access-date=12 December 2015|language=Swedish}}</ref> * ''backslick'' β a wet, combed-back hair style{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} * ''pocket'' β a paper-back book<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.akademibokhandeln.se/lista/pockettoppen|title=Topplistan Pocket β Akademibokhandeln|website=www.akademibokhandeln.se}}</ref> * ''speaker'' β an announcer (such as at sporting events)<ref>{{cite web|title=speaker|url=https://svenska.se/tre/?sok=speaker&pz=1|website=Svenska.se|publisher=[[Swedish Academy]]|access-date=14 May 2025|language=sv}}</ref>
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