Dog Latin

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Dog Latin or cod Latin is a phrase or jargon that imitates Latin,^[1] often by "translating" English words (or those of other languages) into Latin by conjugating or declining them as if they were Latin words. Dog Latin is usually a humorous device mocking scholarly seriousness. It can also mean a poor-quality attempt at writing genuine Latin.^[2]