back slang

back slang
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el argot inverso
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Back slang was often used by London market vendors.El argot inverso era utilizado con frecuencia por los vendedores de los mercados londinenses.
b. la jerga inversa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
"Yob" is back slang for the English word "boy.""Yob" es la palabra inglesa "boy" en jerga inversa.
c. el vesre
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The two guys outside the pub were speaking in back slang to make sure no one could understand them-Los dos tipos de la puerta del pub hablaban al vesre para asegurarse de que nadie les entendía.
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