General
tromle
What does tromle mean?
Refers to the metro as a means of getting around the city.
"On prend le tromE ou on marche? = Do we take the metro or walk?"
Origin
Parisian verlan from 'metro', part of the everyday banlieue lexicon. Like much verlan it reshuffles a familiar word of city life rather than coining a new one, and is documented in studies of Paris youth speech from the 1990s onward.
Frequently asked questions
What does tromE mean?
It's verlan for 'metro' and refers to the underground or subway.
Is tromE common?
It's everyday Paris youth slang, though less universal than heavy hitters like 'meuf' or 'ouf'.
Where did tromE come from?
From verlan, the back-slang of the French banlieues, applied to ordinary city vocabulary.
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