Results for “peddler's French”

An old name for the canting tongue itself — the secret 'language' of thieves and vagabonds.

Verlan for 'fete' (party) — the go-to word for a party or rave in French slang.

Double-verlan of 'arabe' (via 'beur') — a French person of North African/Arab descent.

To eat, to chow down, with roots in French/Italian thieves' slang for the mouth.

Verlan for 'francais' (French) — a French person or the French language.

Verlan of 'arabe' — a French-born person of North African descent; named a 1980s generation.

Verlan for 'femme' (woman/girl) — the standard French syllables flipped, now everyday slang.