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Noun: Hobson-Jobson
  1. A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses
    - hobson-jobson

Derived forms: hobson-jobsons

Encyclopedia: Hobson-Jobson

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