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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by bbx on Sunday February 02, 2020 @05:08AM (#22216192)
Another widely used one being “arabe” which became “rebeu” and then “beur”. Hence the “black-blanc-beur” generation of the 98 French World Cup.
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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by joss82 on Sunday February 02, 2020 @05:36AM (#22216287)
It’s beur THEN rebeu but yep you got the spirit.
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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by jek0 on Sunday February 02, 2020 @05:47AM (#22216331)
You'll also hear frequently "rabza" for "les arabes".

The liaison between the "s" and "a", prononced "za", is incorporated in into the next word before it is inverted.

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Re:Verlan: French slang that inverses words by ekianjo on Sunday February 02, 2020 @06:01AM (#22216377)
Beur came before Rebeu...
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