Re: They Have a Word for It!

> Another interesting word is _fimp_ 'fag end of a cigarette'. It
> comes from a wordplay game called "Fikonspråket" (the fig-language).
> Basically what you do is you take the first syllable of _fikon_
> 'fi' and attach the second syllable of the word you want to change
> (in this case _stump_ 'stump, end'), and the you take the first
> syllable of the word you want to change and attach the last syllable
> of _fikon_ to it. The result is _fimp stukon_ -> _fimp_.
>
> I'm sure there is a similar game in English.
Reversing sounds in English has a long history. The first word known to
be formed this way is 'yob', dating back over a century. This kind of
thing is very common in British regiments, apparently.

--
Fabian
ghajn f'wicc kahal ra ghajn f'wicc hamar
dak l-ghajn jisbah dan l-ghajn
qal l-ghajn l-ewwel
imma baxx, mhux gholi