backslang

See also: back slang and back-slang

English

Alternative forms

• back slang, back-slang

Etymology

From back +‎ slang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækslæŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

backslang (countable and uncountable, plural backslangs)

1. (linguistics) A form of slang composed of words whose spelling or sound is reversed.

   Coordinate term: centre slang

   Hyponym: verlan

   1. (British) Pig Latin.

Translations

Translations

French: verlan (fr) Japanese: 倒語 (ja) (tōgo) Spanish: vesre (es) m (Argentina, Uruguay)

See also

• Lunfardo
• Polari
• verlan
• vesre

Further reading

• Back slang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• Category:Back slang by language
• Appendix:Costermongers' back slang