和わ製せい英えい語ご

noun

Japanese-made English; wasei eigo; pseudo-English coined in Japan

Refers to words or phrases created in Japan from English elements (or English-sounding elements) that are not used in the same way in native English. Common examples include サラリーマン (salaryman) and ナイター (night game).

• 「サラリーマン」は和わ製せい英えい語ごの代だい表ひょう例れいだ。

  "Salaryman" is a classic example of wasei eigo.

• 和わ製せい英えい語ごは英えい語ごのネイティブスピーカーには通つうじないことが多おおい。

  Wasei eigo often doesn't make sense to native English speakers.