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French has "verlan", which is when you swap some of the syllables of a word to give it a slang or "street" vibe. The world "verlan" itself is verlan for "enver
by tux3 3y ago
French has "verlan", which is when you swap some of the syllables of a word to give it a slang or "street" vibe.
The world "verlan" itself is verlan for "envers" ("in reverse")
- eternauta3k 3y agoCute, same thing in Buenos Aires Spanish.
- darkwater 3y agoTIL and this clicks a lot with Italian slang in the town I growth where we did exactly this as early teenagers 30 years ago.