pig Latin
or Pig Lat·in
a form of language, used especially by children, that is derived from ordinary English by moving the first consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding the sound (ā), as in eakspay igpay atinlay for “speak pig Latin.”
Origin of pig Latin
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How to use pig Latin in a sentence
The distortions are something on the order of pig Latin or the languages which groups of children sometimes concoct.
Seven Mohave Myths | A. L. KroeberIt's about the political machines, all right, but it isn't anything as simple as pig-Latin.
Occasion for Disaster | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for Pig Latin
a secret language used by children in which any consonants at the beginning of a word are placed at the end, followed by -ay; for example cathedral becomes athedralcay
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