dog Latin

noun

1. mongrel or spurious Latin.
2. a jargon imitating Latin.

dog Latin

noun

1. spurious or incorrect Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of dog Latin¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

It was perhaps from this, or some similar occurrence, that this barbarous Latin gained the name of dog-Latin.

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Who ever bought, who ever read, those cloudy tomes in dog Latin?

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The dog Latin of the Middle Ages had a reason for its creation of the verb denasare.

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Beneath the capitals of the two columns are the following inscriptions in rough letters and dog Latin.

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The dog-Latin of the fellow of Trinity is inimitable, while there is a peculiarly roguish delicacy about his humour.

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