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Pig Latin

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English

Noun

pig Latin (uncountable)

  1. (British) An type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading consonant or blend of a word to the end and appending -ay; for example, "please be quiet" becomes "ease-pay e-bay iet-quay".

Synonyms

  • backslang (although "backslang" has another meaning)

See also

Wikipedia article on pig Latin



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