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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.

 le boucher; = Louchébem
 la femme = Lamfé
 le monsieur = Lesieum
 le gigôt = Ligogem
 le patron = Latronpuche
 le fou = Loufoque

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Edited August 3, 2001 7:10 am by 24.45.94.xxx (diff)
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