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Parisian and Lyonnaise butchers' (Fr. boucher) argot originating in the mid 19th century, similar to Pig latin. First consonant is moved to the end; followed by suffixes such as -ème, -ji, -oc, -muche; the letter "L" is placed at the beginning of the new word. |
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Parisian and Lyonnaise butchers' (Fr. boucher) argot originating in the mid 19th century, similar to Pig latin and Verlan. First consonant is moved to the end; followed by suffixes such as -ème, -ji, -oc, -muche; the letter "L" is placed at the beginning of the new word. Note that spelling often becomes phoneticized. |
le boucher; = Louchébem la femme = Lamfé le monsieur = Lesieum le gigôt = Ligogem le patron = Latronpuche le fou = Loufoque
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