Foblish
n.— «Or you are just speaking “foblish.” Foblish=Fob’s English. Fob = L.A. people’s term for new immigrants that can’t speak English correctly.» —T Today (Taipei, Taiwan) Oct. 2, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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