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back slang

时间:2022-09-06 09:58:26

中文翻译与英英解释

倒读隐语〔如 pig 读作 gip〕。

back:    n. 1.背,背部;背脊;背面,反面;背后,后部,后面, ...

slang:    slang2 〔方,古〕 sling 的过去式。

Back slang is an English coded language in which the written word is spoken phonemically backwards. It is thought to have originated in Victorian England, being used mainly by market sellers, such as butchers and greengrocers, to have private conversations behind their customers' backs and pass off lower quality goods to less observant customers.

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