English Explanatory Dictionary

verlan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verlan.wav

Word forms

verlan

Etymology

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

Derived words

verlanise verlanize
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