Verlan: French slang that inverses words

Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by nekobrain on Sunday February 02, 2020 @05:07AM (#22216190)

We have something like that in Italian too, in the area where I come from we call it "riocontra" (which is "contrario", ie. "opposite", with the syllables inverted) . It's probably not as widespread as verlan, but it's still pretty common among the youth of my city.

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by santiagobasulto on Sunday February 02, 2020 @08:27AM (#22216816)

The same in argentinean Spanish. “Pelado” (bald) becomes “dolape”. What region are you from? I think I’ve heard something similar from Milanesi, but I’m not sure.

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by ajot on Sunday February 02, 2020 @09:45AM (#22217121)

This, at least in rioplatense spanish is called "vesre", which is itself the vesre of "(al) revés", which in turn means " backwards".

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by nekobrain on Sunday February 02, 2020 @06:59PM (#22220367)

Correct, I'm from Milan and riocontra is used almost exclusively in Milan. We have the same "pelato" -> "topela" correspondence by the way!

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by bernawil on Sunday February 02, 2020 @02:38PM (#22218877)

It's common in all Spanish Spain places

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by edneypitta on Sunday February 02, 2020 @01:03PM (#22218268)

Also funny how "riocontra" sounds like "river flowing backwards" (at least in Portuguese)

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by klez on Sunday February 02, 2020 @09:33AM (#22217068)

Where is this? Because I never encountered this thing, neither in Venice (where I was born) nor in Rome (where I live now).

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by nekobrain on Sunday February 02, 2020 @06:59PM (#22220371)

Milan :)

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