SKLONKLISH
An illustrated word of the day
Friday, March 6, 2009
Soraismus
soraismus
\sor-'ais-mus\
noun
: the mingling of different languages affectedly or without skill
Example: His
raison d'etre
allows little
quid pro quo
with the
hoi polloi
.
I couldn’t find an etymology for this one. Sounds Greek, right?
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