le verlan : a form of French slang in which parts of words are inverted
In verlan, in general, the syllables of a word are swapped. The word verlan itself is formed from l'envers (à l'envers means "backwards").
femme → fe-mme → mme-fe → "meuf" (woman)
fête → fe-te → te-fe → "teuf" (party)
fou → ou-f → "ouf" (crazy, nuts)
fête → fe-te → te-fe → "teuf" (party)
fou → ou-f → "ouf" (crazy, nuts)
- "- Apprendre un mot de verlan par jour ;"
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