soraismus
 sor-ais'-mus Also sp. soraismos
cumulatio

To mingle different languages affectedly or without skill.
 
Examples
  His raison d'etre allows little quid pro quo with the hoi polloi.
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  Sources: Sherry (1550) 35 ("soraismus," "cumulatio"); Peacham (1577) G4r


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