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  1. verlannoun

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

  2. Etymology: French verlan

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  1. 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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  1. 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.

Editors Contribution

  1. verlan

    Forme d'argot dans laquelle les syllabes des mots sont inversées.


    Submitted by davidb on September 27, 2017  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of verlan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of verlan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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