chiefly US
: a playful way of speaking English in which the sound at the beginning of a word is moved to the end and the sound "ay" is added
"Oseclay the oorday" is pig Latin for "close the door."
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“Pig Latin.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/pig%20Latin. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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