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back slang

back slang is the alternative form 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 form of?
Back slang is the alternative form of backslang.

Words near back slang in the dictionary

  1. back scrubbers
  2. back seat
  3. back seats
  4. back shell
  5. back shells
  6. back slang
  7. back slangs
  8. back slap
  9. back slaps
  10. back slash
  11. back slashes

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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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