Louchébem
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Louchébem or loucherbem is Parisian and Lyonnaise butchers' (French 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 phoneticised.
- le boucher = Louchébem
- la femme = Lamfé
- le monsieur = Lesieum
- le gigot = Ligogem
- le patron = Latronpuche
- le fou = Loufoque
Some words from Louchébem, most notably "loufoque" have become common and moved into everyday slang.
[edit] External links
- Le loucherbem (French) (June 1997). Archived from the original on 2000-06-10.
[edit] Bibliography
- Marcel Schwob, Étude sur l’argot français. Paris: Émile Bouillon, 1889.
