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  1. Hobson-Jobson: Merriam-Webster
  2. hobson-jobson, hobson-jobson: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Hobson-Jobson, hobson-jobson: Wordnik
  4. Hobson-Jobson, hobson-jobson: Wiktionary
  5. Hobson-Jobson: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. hobson-jobson: Dictionary.com
  7. Hobson-Jobson: Online Etymology Dictionary
  8. Hobson-Jobson: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. hobson-jobson: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Hobson-Jobson: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Hobson-Jobson: A Word A Day

Definitions from Wiktionary (Hobson-jobson)

noun:  (Anglo-Indian, slang, obsolete, dated, derogatory, offensive, religious slur) Any Indian religious observance, especially the Muharram.
noun:  (linguistics, uncountable) The assimilation of borrowed lexis, either partial or whole, to word forms of the borrowing language.
noun:  (linguistics, countable) A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of Hobson-Jobson [(Anglo-Indian, slang, obsolete, dated, derogatory, offensive, religious slur) Any Indian religious observance, especially the Muharram.]

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