1. Finicky word purists might tell you that your new word is macaronic . 2. The song appears on a ballad sheet in macaronic form. 3. Macaronic language, Polish mingled with Latin, was frequently used in writing.4. And macaronic language is very common in scientific nomenclature. 5. Macaronic language is mixing of languages in one text, often for humorous purpose.6. The term can also denote hybrid words, which are effectively " internally macaronic ". 7. Donne wrote in an English / French / Italian / Latin / Spanish macaronic language. 8. Latin was very popular and often mixed with the Polish language in macaronic writings and in speech. 9. The song has English language verses and an Irish language chorus, a style known as macaronic . 10. While there is not much call for macaronics nowadays, its cousin the homophone is alive and well.