Meaning Of The Word Hobson-jobson
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What's The Definition Of Hobson-jobson?
folk etymology in British English
noun: the alteration of a word or phrase borrowed from a foreign language to accord more closely with the phonological and lexical patterns of the borrowing language, as in English hoosegow from Spanish juzgado noun: the gradual change in the form of a word through the influence of a more familiar word or phrase with which it becomes associated, as for example sparrow-grass for asparagus hobson-jobson in British English noun |
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