Definition of Dog Latin. Meaning of Dog Latin. Synonyms of Dog Latin

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Definition of Dog Latin

Dog Latin
Latin Lat"in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. 2. The language of the ancient Romans. 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] --Ascham. 4. (Eccl.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church. Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin; as, the log Latin of schoolboys. Late Latin, Low Latin, terms used indifferently to designate the latest stages of the Latin language; low Latin (and, perhaps, late Latin also), including the barbarous coinages from the French, German, and other languages into a Latin form made after the Latin had become a dead language for the people. Law Latin, that kind of late, or low, Latin, used in statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous.

Meaning of Dog Latin from wikipedia

- Dog Latin or cod Latin is a phrase or jargon that imitates Latin, often by what is referred to as "translating" English words (or those of other languages)...
- Ancient Roman names Dog Latin words and phrases Latin biological phrases Latin legal terms Latin literary phrases Latin logical phrases Latin medical words...
- unfamiliar with Pig Latin. Early mentions of Pig Latin or Hog Latin describe what we would today call Dog Latin, a type of parody Latin.[citation needed]...
- (also used as Latin name for the Dachshund).[citation needed] The breed was lost, since it was considered to be such a lowly and common dog that no record...
- prospects Dog soldiers, or Dog Men (Cheyenne: Hotamétaneo'o), one of six Cheyenne military societies Dog Latin, English made to resemble Latin Deutsche...
- Goldwater. The phrase is also used as the first line of one of the extra dog Latin verses added in 1953 to an unofficial school song at Harvard University...
- Sen Dog took a leave of absence from Cypress Hill to develop a new rock/rap band called SX-10. He wanted the band to have a funk sound with Latin influences...
- is the Latin word for "dog") to the domestic dog, the wolf, and the golden jackal in his book, Systema Naturae. He classified the domestic dog as Canis...
- Semper Gumby is an unofficial dog Latin motto meaning "Always Flexible," used within the United States Military, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, and...
- mixed with the vernacular in a pastiche (compare dog Latin). The word macaronic comes from the Neo-Latin macaronicus, which is from the Italian maccarone...