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back-slang

back-slang is the alternative spelling of backslang.

Meaning of backslang

Noun

backslang (countable and uncountable, plural backslangs)

  1. A form of slang composed of words whose spelling or sound is reversed.
    1. (UK) Pig Latin.

Forms of back-slang

pluralback-slangs

Questions about back-slang

What is back-slang the alternative spelling of?
Back-slang is the alternative spelling of backslang.

Words near back-slang in the dictionary

  1. back-seat moderator
  2. back-seat moderators
  3. back-seats
  4. back-side
  5. back-sides
  6. back-slang
  7. back-slangs
  8. back-slappery
  9. back-slapping
  10. back-spelling
  11. back-spotface

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Adapted from Wiktionary: back-slang (page history and authors); backslang (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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