- Rechtub kelat
- secret language used by butchers in which normal words are pronounced as they would be if spelled backwards ('rechtub kelat' = 'butcher talk' in rechtub kelat)
Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.
Rechtub kelat
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rechtub kelat — Australian Slang secret language used by butchers in which normal words are pronounced as they would be if spelled backwards ( rechtub kelat = butcher talk in rechtub kelat) … English dialects glossary
rechtub kelat — /rɛtʃʌb ˈkɛlæt/ (say rechub kelat) noun a secret language used principally by butchers in which normal English words are pronounced approximately as they would be if spelt backwards. Compare back slang, pig Latin. {back slang for butcher talk} …
back slang — /ˈbæk slæŋ/ (say bak slang) noun a form of slang in which words are pronounced as far as possible as though spelt backwards. Compare pig Latin, rechtub kelat. Also, backslang …
pig Latin — /ˈpɪg lætn/ (say pig latn) noun spoken language distorted in one of various ways to make it unintelligible to overhearers, especially by putting the first consonant at the end of the word and inserting the syllable ay, as book to ookbay. Compare… …
