backslang

See also: back slang and back-slang

English

Alternative forms

• back slang, back-slang

Etymology

From back +‎ slang.

Noun

backslang (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) A form of slang composed of words in which the spelling or sound of is reversed.
   1. (British) Pig Latin.

Related terms

• lunfardo
• Polari
• rechtub klat
• verlan
• vesre

Translations

Translations

• French: verlan (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 倒語 (tōgo)
• Spanish: vesre (es) m (Argentina, Uruguay)

Further reading

• Back slang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

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