⚜️ Montréal & Québec Slang Dictionary

1½ Studio apartment with separate bathroom 2½ One-bedroom-style apartment with two main rooms 3½ One-bedroom apartment 4½ Two-bedroom apartment 438 Montréal telephone area code 450 Greater Montréal area outside the island 5½ Three-bedroom apartment 514 Montréal's traditional telephone area code 514 represent Something strongly associated with Montréal 514/438 Montréal telephone area codes 579 Greater Montréal / surrounding Quebec area code 6½ Four-bedroom-style apartment à matin This morning; informal spoken Quebec French. à soir Tonight; informal Quebec speech. AHU Official municipal code for Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic Ahuntsic neighbourhood ANJ Official municipal code for Anjou Anjou Anjou borough asteur Now; an informal spoken form of « à cette heure ». attache ta tuque Hold on; get ready for something intense or surprising. autobus A bus; « bus » is also common in casual speech. avoir de la jette To have style or flair; regional and less common. avoir de la misère To have difficulty doing something. avoir la langue à terre To be extremely tired or worn out. avoir les yeux dans la graisse de bines To look half-awake or very sleepy. Baie-D'Urfé Baie-D'Urfé barré Locked or secured. Beaconsfield Beaconsfield bec A kiss, often used in « donner un bec ». BIXI Montréal public bike-sharing system blonde A girlfriend or female partner, regardless of hair color. Blue Line Métro ligne bleue bordée de neige A significant snowfall. bottes d'hiver Winter boots. bouchon A traffic jam. C'est pas de tes affaires ! It's none of your business! The most direct Québécois way to dismiss unwanted interference. ça a pas d'allure That's ridiculous, excessive, or doesn't make sense. ça glisse It's slippery. ça marche Okay; that works; sounds good. ça me dérange pas I don't mind; informal spoken form of « ça ne me dérange pas ». ça me tente I feel like it; I'm interested in doing it. ça n'a pas de bon sens That's unreasonable or makes no sense. ça pogne It's catching on; it's popular. ça te tente Do you feel like it? Are you interested? ça vaut la peine It's worth it. caisse Checkout or cash register. câlice A strong expletive expressing frustration or surprise. calvaire A sacre expressing frustration or describing an ordeal. Cartierville Cartierville neighbourhood CDN Côte-des-Neiges CDN-NDG Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce centre-ville Downtown Montréal char A car or vehicle in informal Quebec French. charrette A shopping cart; familiar Quebec usage. chum A boyfriend or male partner; sometimes a close male friend depending on context. ciboire A milder Quebec sacre expressing surprise or annoyance. Côte-Saint-Luc Côte-Saint-Luc courriel Email; especially standard in Quebec French. crisse A strong expletive used in informal speech. crisser son camp To leave or get out, with a strong vulgar tone. CSL Côte-Saint-Luc D-D-O Dollard-des-Ormeaux DDO Dollard-des-Ormeaux de même Like that; that way. de valeur A shame; unfortunate. débarquer To get out of a vehicle or show up somewhere. Déguedine ! Hurry up! Move it! Get a move on! An informal Québécois imperative to get moving quickly. déjeuner Breakfast. déneigement Snow removal. déneiger To clear snow from a vehicle or area. dépanneur A neighborhood convenience store, often shortened to « dep ». dîner Lunch; in Quebec, « dîner » normally refers to the midday meal. Dollard Dollard-des-Ormeaux DOR Dorval Dorval Dorval Downtown MTL Centre-ville de Montréal DT Downtown East End Eastern Montréal embarquer To get into a vehicle; also to join or participate. embouteillage A traffic jam; standard French, also used in Quebec. en masse A lot; plenty. enlever la neige To remove snow. Enweye donc ! Come on! Get going! Give me a break! A versatile Québécois expression used to push, encourage, or express exasperation. épicerie Grocery store. être brûlé To be exhausted, especially after a long day. être dans les patates To be mistaken, confused, or off track. être game To be willing or up for something. être tanné To be fed up or tired of something. EXO Exo regional public transit network faire de la poudrerie To have blowing snow conditions. faire dur To look bad, be in poor shape, or be embarrassing. Ferme ta boîte ! Shut your trap! Literally 'close your box'. Tells someone to stop talking. fin / fine Nice, kind, or pleasant when describing a person. frette Very cold, especially about the weather. froid en maudit Very cold; « en maudit » intensifies the adjective. full Full, packed, or very busy in informal Quebec speech. G-Town Griffintown gazer To get gas or fill the gas tank. gratter le char To scrape ice or snow from a car. Green Line Métro ligne verte Griffintown Griffintown Hochelaga Hochelaga-Maisonneuve HoMa Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Hoshlag Hochelaga-Maisonneuve icitte Here; an informal spoken form associated with Quebec speech. Île-Bizard L'Île-Bizard j'en ai plein le cul A very vulgar way to say you are completely fed up. j'sais pas Informal spoken form of « je ne sais pas ». jaser To chat or have a casual conversation. Kirkland Kirkland La Petite-Patrie La Petite-Patrie LAC Official municipal code for Lachine Lâche-moi les baskets ! Get off my back! Leave me alone! Literally 'let go of my sneakers'. lâcher son fou To let loose, have fun, or stop being serious. Lachine Lachine borough LaSalle LaSalle borough Little Burgundy Petite-Bourgogne Little Italy Petite-Italie magané Worn out, damaged, beat-up, or exhausted. magasiner To go shopping or shop for something. Maisonneuve Maisonneuve neighbourhood maudit Darn or damn, often used before a noun. Mêle-toi de tes oignons ! Mind your own business! Literally 'mix yourself with your own onions'. Mercier Mercier area métro The Montreal subway. MHM Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mile End Mile End neighbourhood Mile-Ex Mile Ex neighbourhood mitaines Mittens. MTL Montréal MTL-Nord Montréal-Nord borough NDG Notre-Dame-de-Grâce niaiser To fool around, tease, or mess with someone. niaiseux Silly or foolish. North Shore Montréal suburbs north of the Rivière des Prairies off-island Areas outside the Island of Montréal Old Montreal Vieux-Montréal Old Mtl Old Montréal / Vieux-Montréal on-island The Island of Montréal Orange Line Métro ligne orange ostie A common expletive used for anger, surprise, or emphasis. OUT Official municipal code for Outremont Outremont Outremont borough P-C Pointe-Claire P-Ex Parc-Extension pantoute Not at all; informal form of « pas du tout ». Parc-Ex Parc-Extension parcomètre A parking meter. Park Ex Parc-Extension parler à travers son chapeau To talk without knowing the facts. party A party or social gathering; informal borrowed English word. pas de trouble No problem; casual reassurance. pas pire Not bad; pretty good. PAT Pointe-aux-Trembles PC Pointe-Claire Petite-Bourgogne Little Burgundy Petite-Italie Little Italy piastre An informal word for a dollar; « piasse » is very common in speech. Pierrefonds Pierrefonds-Roxboro plate Boring or dull. Plateau Le Plateau-Mont-Royal PMR Plateau-Mont-Royal poche Lame, disappointing, or not very good. Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire Pointe-St-Charles Pointe-Saint-Charles poudrerie Blowing snow carried by strong wind. pour emporter To go; taking food or a drink away. PRF Pierrefonds-Roxboro PSC Pointe-Saint-Charles QC Québec Que Québec RDP Rivière-des-Prairies RDP-PAT Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles REM Réseau express métropolitain Rive-Nord North Shore Rive-Sud South Shore Rosemont Rosemont neighbourhood / borough area RPP Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie RTL Réseau de transport de Longueuil S-L Saint-Léonaed s'habiller chaudement To dress warmly. sac A bag, including a shopping bag. sacre A Quebec swear word or profanity. sacrer To swear or use Quebec sacres. Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent Saint-Léonard Saint-Léonard se greyer To get or equip oneself with something; informal and less universal than common Quebec words. se stationner To park a vehicle. sloche Wet, dirty snow and slush. SO Le Sud-Ouest souper To have dinner; dinner. South Shore Montréal suburbs south of the St. Lawrence stationnement Parking or a parking area. STL Saint-Laurent STM Société de transport de Montréal Sud-Ouest Le Sud-Ouest borough T'as rien compris ! You didn't understand a thing! Used to dismiss someone's argument or point entirely. tabarnak A strong expletive expressing anger, shock, or frustration. The 450 Suburban Greater Montréal area The 514 Montréal / the Montréal area The Point Pointe-Saint-Charles tip A tip or gratuity; « pourboire » is the standard French word. tire-toi une bûche Pull up a chair and sit down. tuque A knitted winter hat. V-M Vieux-Montréal Va chier ! Go to hell! Literally 'go defecate'. A blunt, vulgar Québécois dismissal. VER Official municipal code for Verdun Verdun Verdun borough Vieux-Mtl Vieux-Montréal Villeray Villeray virer une brosse To go on a heavy drinking spree; very informal. VSL Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension VSMPE Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension West Island Western suburban area of Greater Montréal WM Westmount y'a Informal spoken form of « il y a ». Yellow Line Métro ligne jaune YUL Montréal–Trudeau International Airport / Montréal