back slang

noun

: a secret language in which each word is pronounced exactly or approximately as if spelled backwards (such as nam for man or nird for drink)
Cockney back slang

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of back slang was in 1860

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“Back slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20slang. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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