The Logical Language Group Online Dictionary Query

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1 definition found
From Lojban to English :

        Word: malglixlu [jbovlaste]
        Type: lujvo
  Gloss Word: anglicism in the sense of "inappropriate"
  Definition: $x_1=m_1=g_1=xl_3$ is an inappropriate anglicism made by
       $x_2=xl_2$, inappropriate according to x3
       Notes: Refers to any kind of inappropriate reliance upon English in a
       Lojban (or non-English language) expression, but is most common
       for calques. Is sometimes even extended to cover reliance upon
       cultural assumptions. This lujvo is made to have more-specific
       rafsi-connotations than the historical lujvo-term "malglico"
       (under malgli), and to avoid possible clashing with the
       common lujvo construction of "malbroda" meaning "d**ned broda /
       broda in a bad way". The $xl_2$ place is also useful, allowing
       (mi se malglixlu) and (di'u malglixlu mi)

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