Gairaigo
Gairaigo is when English words get twisted into Japanese like a pretzel. Sometimes it’s because there’s no Japanese word for ‘selfie’ and sometimes it’s just because Americans are cool, even if they can’t pronounce the words right.
"I took a selfie and my friend called it ‘self-ee’ and I was like, ‘what even is that?’"
Text: "You said ‘emoji’ like it was a new type of pizza."
Tweet: "I tried to say ‘snack’ and it became ‘sna-ku’ and now I’m just annoyed."