Louchebem

   
Louchbem 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 -me, -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 = Louchbem
  • la femme = Lamf
  • le monsieur = Lesieum
  • le gigt = Ligogem
  • le patron = Latronpuche
  • le fou = Loufoque
Some words from Louchbem, most notably "loufoque" have become common and moved into everyday slang.

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