Etymology

Rövarspråket

Today it means: A type of wordplay that originated in Sweden in which the consonants of words are doubled, with the letter o inserted between them. Full definition →

Swedish rövarspråket
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  1. Swedishrövare
  2. Swedishspråk
  3. Swedishrövarspråket
  4. English todayRövarspråket

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish rövarspråket (“the language of robbers”), from rövare (“robber”) + språk (“language”).

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