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Interesting that this is an actual phenomenon. I recall my French friend explaining to me that "McDonald's" was shortened to "MacDo" which then (if you were in
by is0tope 7y ago
Interesting that this is an actual phenomenon. I recall my French friend explaining to me that "McDonald's" was shortened to "MacDo" which then (if you were in the know) was reversed to "DoMac".
- tyingq 7y agoImagining Jobs getting a bit nervous about this.
- alexis_fr 7y agoA Mac wouldn’t be confused with a McDo because both are short enough that they can’t be shortened.
- alexis_fr 7y agoIt is pretty old, it was already popular in the 90ies when Les Inconnus used it. Everyone who wants to appear « in » (in touch with the young) uses it, I’m not even sure it looks that cool to actual teenagers ;)
- jobigoud 7y agoTeenagers may learn some of these words without realizing it's verlan. For example a strange/weird object can be "chelou", it means bizarre or surprising now, it has lost the semantics of the original "louche", meaning suspicious.