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pig Latin
noun[ U ]
(alsoPig Latin)uk /ˌpɪɡ ˈlæt.ɪn/ us /ˈpɪɡ ˌlæt̬.ɪn/
a way of playing with words that involves moving the first consonant of an English word to the end of the word and adding "-ay" after it:
Ofay is pig Latin for foe.
His vocalizations seemed almost like an obscure kind of Pig Latin.
The term is said to have been loosely derived from the Pig Latin pronunciation of the word "fake" ("akefay").
The songs were filled with nonsense words and pig Latin phrases.
There is no tradition or precedent in Afro-American culture for the use of pig Latin.
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