Verlan

//vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed. uncountable

Etymology

From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”).

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