ALL meanings of hobson-jobson
Hob·son-Job·son
H h - noun hobson-jobson the alteration of a word or phrase borrowed from a foreign language to accord more closely with the phonological and lexical patterns of the borrowing language, as in English hoosegow from Spanish juzgado. 1
- noun hobson-jobson A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds and the spelling the borrowing language typically uses. 0