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pig Latin
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pig Latin
(noun)
pig Latin
noun
pig Latin
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIG LATIN
[
noncount
]
chiefly US
:
a playful way of speaking English in which the sound at the beginning of a word is moved to the end and the sound “ay” is added
“Oseclay the oorday” is
pig Latin
for “close the door.”
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