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verlan

French → English

noun//vɛʁ.lɑ̃//

(linguistics) Verlan: a type of French slang where syllables of words are reversed

Le mot "meuf" est le verlan du mot "femme".

(English) The word "meuf" is the backslang for the word "femme" (woman).

De nombreux jeunes dans les banlieues parlent couramment le verlan.

(English) Many young people in the suburbs speak backslang fluently.

Entry ID: fr:en:verlan · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary