English Explanatory Dictionary

Hobson-Jobsonism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.

Word forms

Hobson-Jobsonism Hobson-Jobsonisms

Etymology

From Hobson-Jobson + -ism.

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