Meanings
Origin
- Frenchverlan
- Englishverlan
From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”).
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Dutch verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
French verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
German Verlan
- Verlantype of backslang used in French
Greek βερλάν
- βερλάν (verlán)type of backslang used in French
Hungarian verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
Italian verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
Japanese ヴェルラン, ベルラン
- ヴェルラン (veruran)type of backslang used in French
- ベルラン (beruran)type of backslang used in French
Polish verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
Portuguese verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
Russian верла́н
- верла́н (verlán)type of backslang used in French
Spanish verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
Swedish verlan
- verlantype of backslang used in French
Ukrainian верла́н
- верла́н (verlán)type of backslang used in French
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with verlan
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Cite this entry
APA
verlan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verlan
MLA
“verlan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verlan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verlan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verlan.
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