also: ズージャーご
noun
secret language of the postwar Showa period using reversed readings
A linguistic phenomenon where words are read backwards; associated with jazz culture and youth slang in postwar Japan. The term itself comes from reversing ジャズ (jazz).
ズージャ語では「タバコ」を「コバタ」と言う。
In zūja-go, 'tabako' (cigarette) becomes 'kobata'.
戦後の若者たちはズージャ語を使って仲間内で話した。
Postwar youth used zūja-go to talk among themselves.
Industry jargon; ズージャ語 is a type of secret language rather than professional terminology.
From reversing the syllables of ジャズ (jazz) to ズージャ, plus 語 (language). The term describes a secret language used in the postwar Showa period where words are read backwards.