backslang
(linguistics) A form of slang composed of words whose spelling or sound is reversed.
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(linguistics) A form of slang composed of words whose spelling or sound is reversed.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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