pig Latin

pig Latin
a form of language, used esp. by children, that is derived from ordinary English by moving the first consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding the sound /ay/, as in Eakspay igpay atinlay for "Speak Pig Latin."
[1935-40]

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