Slang - French Language2024-03-29T00:34:38Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/slang?commentId=3179028%3AComment%3A124914&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOther frequent verlan words a…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-12-20:3179028:Comment:1249142016-12-20T17:30:22.902ZEsteban de la Cruzhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/EstebandelaCruz
<p>Other frequent verlan words are "véner" (énervé) and "meuf" (femme)...</p>
<p>Other frequent verlan words are "véner" (énervé) and "meuf" (femme)...</p> Young people (and now their p…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-12-13:3179028:Comment:1249002016-12-13T12:48:18.035ZEsteban de la Cruzhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/EstebandelaCruz
<p>Young people (and now their parents) use a lot of "verlan" words (verlan is "l'envers" pronounced backwards: reverse > versere).</p>
<p>- C'est chelou > c'est louche (it's strange)</p>
<p>- Un renoi > un noir (a black man)</p>
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<p>Sometimes, the process is rather approximate :</p>
<p>- Les keufs > les flics (the cops)</p>
<p>- Un feuj > Un juif (A jew)</p>
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<p>There's also in some rare cases, the verlan verlan: the verlan word is again pronounced backwards, an so…</p>
<p>Young people (and now their parents) use a lot of "verlan" words (verlan is "l'envers" pronounced backwards: reverse > versere).</p>
<p>- C'est chelou > c'est louche (it's strange)</p>
<p>- Un renoi > un noir (a black man)</p>
<p></p>
<p>Sometimes, the process is rather approximate :</p>
<p>- Les keufs > les flics (the cops)</p>
<p>- Un feuj > Un juif (A jew)</p>
<p></p>
<p>There's also in some rare cases, the verlan verlan: the verlan word is again pronounced backwards, an so comes close to it's original form:</p>
<p>- Un rebeu > Un beur > Un arabe</p>
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