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What does hobson-jobson mean?

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Noun
  1. 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.
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It comes, by the law of Hobson-Jobson, from the French carriole.
The law of Hobson-Jobson made changes in other Indian names, sometimes complete and sometimes only partial.
I'm going to dress and put an end to this Hobson-Jobson flummery!
Jerked beef came from the Spanish charqui by the law of Hobson-Jobson.

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