Louchebem
Louchébem or loucherbem is Parisian and Lyonnaise butchers' ( Fr boucher) slang, similar to Pig Latin and Verlan. It originated in the mid-19th century. Each word is transformed by moving the first consonant to the end; and suffixes such as -ème, -ji, -oc, -muche are added at the end; 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
Some words from Louchébem, most notably "loufoque" have become common and moved into everyday slang.
External link Link (in French) with more information to be eventually written up
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