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#banlieue

7 words tagged “banlieue”

Rebeu
noun

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

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Tromle
noun

Verlan for 'metro' — the underground/subway, a daily-life banlieue word.

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Reuf
noun

Verlan for 'frere' (brother) — used for a literal brother or, like 'bro', a close friend.

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Keum
noun

Verlan for 'mec' (guy/dude) — the masculine counterpart to 'meuf'.

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Renoi
noun

Verlan for 'noir' (Black) — a Black person, often used as an in-group identity term.

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Meuf
noun

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

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Cefran
noun

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

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