verlan
/ (French vɛrlɑ̃) /
noun
a variety of French slang in which the syllables are inverted, such as meuf for femme, and also incorporating Arabic words and phrases
Origin of verlan
1C20: from inverting the syllables of the French word l'envers meaning the other way round
Words Nearby verlan
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How to use verlan in a sentence
Thousand dollars rewar' f'r th' appr'enshun of 'verlan' Red.
Overland Red | Henry Herbert Knibbs
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