"Anglish" meaning in English

See Anglish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈænɡlɪʃ/, /ˈænɡləʃ/
Etymology: Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966 from Angl(e) + -ish, from Old English Engl(e) + isċ, as a jocular name in the British magazine Punch. Doublet of English. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q7151576|in=1966|nobycat=1}} Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966, {{af|en|Angle|-ish|alt1=Angl(e)}} Angl(e) + -ish, {{der|en|ang|Engle|Engl(e)}} Old English Engl(e), {{suf|ang|isċ}} isċ, {{doublet|en|English}} Doublet of English Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Anglish (not comparable)
  1. Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Anglish-en-adj-k4I-Aoqi

Proper name

IPA: /ˈænɡlɪʃ/, /ˈænɡləʃ/
Etymology: Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966 from Angl(e) + -ish, from Old English Engl(e) + isċ, as a jocular name in the British magazine Punch. Doublet of English. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q7151576|in=1966|nobycat=1}} Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966, {{af|en|Angle|-ish|alt1=Angl(e)}} Angl(e) + -ish, {{der|en|ang|Engle|Engl(e)}} Old English Engl(e), {{suf|ang|isċ}} isċ, {{doublet|en|English}} Doublet of English Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Anglish
  1. A puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin. Synonyms: Anglo-Saxon English, Eldsay English, Saxon English
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          "ref": "2017 March 25, Lili Bidwell, “Anglish: A Brexiteer’s lingua franca?”, in The Cambridge Student, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2021:",
          "text": "Whilst you would be forgiven for thinking this statement comes straight from the latest UKIP manifesto, it is in fact a quotation from The Anglish Moot, a fan-page promoting the use of the 'Anglish' language — that is, English with all foreign borrowings stripped away.",
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