"Googlish" meaning in English

See Googlish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Googlish [comparative], most Googlish [superlative]
Etymology: Google + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Google|ish}} Google + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} Googlish (comparative more Googlish, superlative most Googlish)
  1. (Internet, informal) Resembling or in the manner of Google. Tags: Internet, informal Categories (topical): Internet, Google
    Sense id: en-Googlish-en-adj-xKl1jBWl Disambiguation of Google: 56 5 39 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Blend of Google + English Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Google|English}} Blend of Google + English Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Googlish (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The result of translating foreign-language text via any of various popular web-translation engines. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Googlish-en-noun-wBpnVRSy
  2. (informal) A notional language, not quite identical to English, resembling the result of such translation. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Googlish-en-noun-CT8vdhoq Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 10 6 84 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 14 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "text": "\"Innovation\" has become a key word in journalism education, as schools attempt to create a Googlish culture that provides students with the ability to create their own platforms, technologies, and techniques for journalistic reporting and storytelling.",
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