Post #3038223
2026-05-04 14:07 UTC
Still on my ROT13 nonsense: gnat/tang is the longest pair that are ROT13 and reverse of each other. If you're into very obscure words, nana/anan work too. (Anan: obsolete interjection meaning 'in a moment' or 'at your service', 17th century)
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@scruss@xoxo.zone 2026-05-04 14:29
Last of my ROT13 nonsense, for now. There are more words that reverse if you ROT13 them, but aren't necessarily real words when reversed: 'robe', 'serf' and 'thug' are fairly common examples. (Yes, I know about 'Ebor', archaic name for York) Longest ROT13 self-reversing word I can find is 'tavering' (Scots: to wander aimlessly). Next shorter are 'rebore', 'ravine' and 'grivet' (a species of monkey). Obscure examples are 'averin', 'cherup' and 'granet': all in OED, just.