hobson-jobson


hobson-jobson

(ˌhɒbsənˈdʒɒbsən) n (Linguistics) another word for folk etymology[C19: Anglo-Indian folk-etymological variant of Arabic yā Hasan! yā Husayn! O Hasan! O Husain! (ritual lament for the grandsons of Mohammed); influenced by the surnames Hobson and Jobson]