/ ʃeŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] (in Kenya) a simple form of language that includes words from English, Kiswahili and other African languages, used especially between young people in cities
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Chinese shēng .
/ ʃeŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] (in Kenya) a simple form of language that includes words from English, Kiswahili and other African languages, used especially between young people in cities
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Chinese shēng .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005