Hobson-Jobson UK /ˌhɒb.sənˈdʒɒb.sən/US /ˌhɑb.sənˈdʒɑb.sən/ noun3 •The assimilation of borrowed lexes, either partial or whole, to word forms of the borrowing language.Falaun, s. […] gradually, by a process of Hobson-Jobson, this was turned into Forlorn. — 1886 •A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.CARAFT, here is a delicious Hobson-Jobson from that veritable well of curious Anglo-Indianisms, the Madras Manual of Administration[.] — 1899 •(slang, no longer used) Any Indian religious observance, especially the Muharram. formsHobson-Jobsons · hobson-jobsons