verlan
See also: Verlan
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Etymology edit
From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l’envers (“upside down or back to front”).
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verlan (uncountable)
- A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
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type of backslang used in French
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French edit
Etymology edit
Verlan form of à l’envers (“back to front”).
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Noun edit
verlan m (uncountable)
- verlan (type of backslang used in French)
- 2015 November 12, Yannick Vernini, “Nancy : Bigflo et Oli dans « La Cour des Grands », l’interview”, in L'Est Républicain:
- Notre premier public, ça a été nos parents. À partir de là, il fallait être précis, il ne fallait pas utiliser le verlan ou dire des conneries.
- Our first audience was our parents. Starting from there, you had to be precise, you couldn't use verlan or talk bullshit.
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Further reading edit
- “verlan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- verlan on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French verlan, verlan of à l’envers (“back to front”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃
Noun edit
verlan m (uncountable)
- verlan (type of backslang used in French)