Might mean (unverified): Reversed speech for secretive communication.
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  1. backslang: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (backslang)

▸ noun:  (linguistics) A form of slang composed of words whose spelling or sound is reversed.
▸ noun:  (British) Pig Latin.

Similar:
verlan, back-slapping, slangism, slangification, slang, correption, centre slang, slangese, slangery, slangdom, more...

Opposite:
forwards language, straight talk, regular speech

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Similar:
verlan, back-slapping, slangism, slangification, slang, correption, centre slang, slangese, slangery, slangdom, more...

Opposite:
forwards language, straight talk, regular speech



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