Les Mots D’Argot (FOR RECOGNITION) Flashcards

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chanmé

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Verlan ~ mechant.
Invariable.

awesome, wicked, badass

Ex. : « J’adore New York, cette ville est chanmé ! » (“I love New York, it’s an awesome city!“)

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bolos

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slang neologism (2022).

customer to a drug dealer
a person that can be scammed or ripped off
a fool
a coward

Ex. : « Maxime n’a pas voulu sauter en parachute, quel bolos ! » (“Maxime refused to come parachuting with us, he’s such a coward!“)

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louche (plural louches)

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(dated) cross-eyed
(by extension) cloudy; obscure
(figuratively) shady; dubious; seedy; shifty

Ex. : « Je n’ai pas aimé Mad Max, c’est un peu trop chelou pour moi. » (“I didn’t really like Mad Max, it was a bit too weird for me.”)

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Chelou

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Verlan ~ louche.
Chelou veut dire la même chose que louche.

strange et shady

Ex. : « J’ai plein de choses à faire demain, c’est relou ! » (“I have so much to do tomorrow, it’s annoying!“)

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relou

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Verlan ~ lourd

heavy
annoying

Ex. : « J’ai plein de choses à faire demain, c’est relou ! » (“I have so much to do tomorrow, it’s annoying!“)

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vénère

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Verlan ~ énervé.

annoyed or irritated

Ex. : « Je ne sais pas ce qui lui arrive, il est vénère depuis qu’il est rentré du travail. » (“I don’t know what’s up with him, he has been annoyed since he got home from work.”)

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Cimer

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Verlan ~ merci

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ouf

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Verlan ~ fou

crazy, amazing

Ex. : « Tu as vu le dernier clip de Rihanna ? Il est ouf ! » (“Did you see Rihanna’s latest music video? It is amazing!“)

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