nawak

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nawak

word derived from the verlan of 'n'importe quoi' which gave 'portninwak' /pɔʁt.nɛ̃.wak/, then 'portnawak' /pɔʁt.na.wak/ by substitution of the sequence /a.wa/ for the sequence /ɛ̃.wa/ foreign to the French language, then, by apheresis, 'nawak'.

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  • englishenglish:surrealism

See also

nawakien (adj.) nawakiste (cn.)