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Ubbi Dubbi (also called Pig Greek or Double Dutch) is a language game spoken with English. Although popularized by the long-running PBS television show ZOOM and by Bill Cosby (in his Dentist Sketch and his voice-over of the character Mushmouth from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), Ubbi Dubbi was in use many years before these came into existence.
Function
Ubbi Dubbi is a type of Gibberish, in that it functions by adding a certain infix before the rime of each syllable. There are at least two different "dialects" of Ubbi Dubbi, each using a different infix. Both Ubbi Dubby and Obby Dobby are also known as "Pig Greek".
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@thedavidcook Speaking of Spanish, how many languages do you speak? Pig Latin, Ubbi Dubbi, etc. totally count.
exuberantfish (Alona Stewart) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:11:56 -0000
@thedavidcook Speaking of Spanish, how many languages do you speak? Pig Latin, Ubbi Dubbi, etc. totally count.
Ubbi Dubbi - A description of Ubbi Dubbi with examples.
Ubi Lubove Yubou - Text, lyrics and MP3 download of I Love You. Brief explanation of the play language.
Words and Stuff: Ubbi Dubbi, You're the One - Short article by Jed Hartman about the play language and its popularization by the ZOOM television show. Also mentions the related Double Dutch and Doublespeak.
ZOOM: Ubbi Dubbi Translator - The secret language of this children's television program revealed. Type in text and have it translated from or into Ubbi Dubbi.
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