hog Latin

noun

1. pig Latin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hog Latin¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

The rattlebrain'd fellow is not here, to talk us to death— He pass'd us on the road, singing & screaming, advising us to go back & learn hog latin- alias German- or dutch— We are now 41 miles from Pitt——

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The author cites examples of the "Hog Latin" of New England schoolchildren, in the elaboration of which much youthful ingenuity is expended.

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