soraismus

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

soraismus (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) The awkward or humorous use of different languages mixed together, often using a foreign term incorrectly or in an inappropriate situation.

See also

• macaronic

References

• Shakespeare's Use of the Arts of Language by Sister Miriam Joseph, Paul Dry Books: 2005, p. 65 [1]
• soraismus, by Silva Rhetoricae. Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University.