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Step 1 If a word begins with one or more consonants, move the consonant or consonant cluster to the end of the word.
Step 2 Add the letters “ay” to the end of the word. So “pig” would be “igpay,” “porker” would be “orkerpay,” and “swine” would be “inesway.”
Step 3 Simply add the letters “ay” to the end of the word if it begins with a vowel. Thus “animal” becomes “animal-ay.”
Tips & Warnings
A pig latinism is a pair of words, one in English and the other its pig latin translation, in which the pig latin translation has a meaning in English. Examples are “trash” and “ashtray,” as well as “beast” and “East Bay.”
The language varies regionally, so don’t be surprised if you hear “way,” “hay,” or even “yay” tacked onto the end of a word, especially if the word in question begins with a vowel. Thus “oink” could be “oink-way,” “oink-hay,” or “oink-yay.”
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