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verlannoun
A type of backslang used in France, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
Etymology: French verlan
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Verlan
Verlan (French pronunciation: [vɛʁlɑ̃]) is a type of argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words.: 50 The word verlan itself is an example of verlan (making it an autological word). It is derived from inverting the sounds of the syllables in l'envers ([lɑ̃vɛʁ], "the inverse", frequently used in the sense of "back-to-front").
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Verlan
Verlan is an argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words. The name verlan is an example: it is derived from inverting the syllables in l'envers.
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verlan
Forme d'argot dans laquelle les syllabes des mots sont inversées.
Submitted by davidb on September 27, 2017
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of verlan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of verlan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- وارنPersian
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- 反讀Chinese
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