Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Consonantalized

👉 The term "consonantalized" in linguistics refers to a linguistic phenomenon where a word or phrase is altered by adding consonants at the end of it, which changes its meaning significantly. This alteration can be done by altering the vowel sounds (as in "chicken" becomes "chick") or by changing the position of the consonant sound within the word. The term was first coined by linguist Christopher Laszlo in 1965. He defined it as a

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