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

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Origin

The word comes from the French term verlan, which is itself a playful reversal of the phrase à l'envers meaning "upside down" or "back to front." This linguistic trick involves swapping the syllables of words to create slang terms.

Rhyming Words
lan olan ilan plan ulan wlan slan clan flan vlan elan alan mulan solan xylan kulan rolan dylan uhlan jolan
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