Reuf (Frère – Brother)

Why do French use verlan?

Verlan was created because civilians wanted a way to communicate with each other without authority figures being able to understand them. Although it was originally used as a way to conceal illegal activity, verlan has become a permanent fixture of the French vernacular.

How do you speak verlan?

Words in Verlan are formed by switching the order in which syllables from the original word are pronounced. An example is the word ‘verlan’ itself which come from ‘(à)l’envers’ (backwards or upside-down). In other words, learning to speak Verlan is to learn to speak backwards or to put the french language upside-down.