What do these Konglish expressions mean and how could you explain them?
eye shopping
middle bar
CF (short for commercial film)
room salon
couple look
Hof
combi (short for combination)
condo
cut line
D/C
D/B
dessert
Dutch pay
four ball
gargle
golden pants
hand phone
hiking
LT
MT (short for membership training)
MacGyver knife
manicure
melodrama
name card
O/T
office-tel
oil bank
one shot
opener
pocket ball
sack
sharp
sports dancing
villa
Yoplait yoghurt
Peppero day motel
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Answer key
eye shopping- window shopping
middle bar – dash
CF (short for commercial film) – TV ad
room salon- hostess bar
couple look – man and woman wearing the same clothes
Hof – pub
combi (short for combination) – sports jacket and trouser
condo – timeshare
cut line – cut off point
D/C – discount
D/B – database
dessert – coffee after meal
Dutch pay – going Dutch
four ball – billiards
gargle – mouthwash
golden pants – cords
hand phone – mobile
hiking – cycling
LT – leadership training
MT (short for membership training) – team building
MacGyver knife – Swiss Army knife
manicure – nail polish
melodrama – soap opera
name card – business card
O/T – orientation
office-tel – building that can be used for both flats and businesses
oil bank – petrol station
one shot – down in one
opener – corkscrew or bottle opener
pocket ball – pool
sack – backpack
sharp – automatic pencil/ mechanical pencil
sports dancing – ballroom dancing
villa – small apartment building, usually four flats
Yoplait – solid yoghurt yoghurt – liquid yoghurt
Peppero day – 11 November
motel – like a “love hotel”, but also used as a cheap hotel
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