law of Hobson-Jobson

Etymology

 * based on.

Noun

 * 1) The "rule" that words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language.
 * 2) * 1921,, s.v. "Tommy-axe", A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English Slang and Its Analogues, page 482
 * Tommy-axe. A corruption of tomahawk: an instance of the law of Hobson-Jobson (q.v.).
 * 1) * 1921,, s.v. "Tommy-axe", A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English Slang and Its Analogues, page 482
 * Tommy-axe. A corruption of tomahawk: an instance of the law of Hobson-Jobson (q.v.).
 * Tommy-axe. A corruption of tomahawk: an instance of the law of Hobson-Jobson (q.v.).