🇫🇷 Paris & France Slang Dictionary

avoir du bol To be lucky (bol = bowl). avoir le cafard To feel blue / depressed (literally 'to have the cockroach'). blindé Loaded with money OR packed/full of people. boloss Loser / fool / sucker. bordel Mess / chaos / damn ('Quel bordel !'). bouffer To eat (slang for manger). boulot Job / work. C'est la fin des haricots There's nothing left / it's the end of the line. chanmé Wicked / awesome / dope (Verlan for 'méchant'). chelou Shady / dodgy / weird (Verlan for 'louche'). chiant Boring / annoying. chier To shit / to annoy ('Faire chier' = to piss off). choper To catch / to grab / to hook up with someone. connard / connasse Asshole / jerk. dégouter To bum out / disappoint deeply ('C'est dégoûtant' / 'Je suis dégoûté'). feur Playful reply when someone asks 'Quoi ?' ('Coiffeur'). flouze Cash / money (from Arabic). fric Cash / dough. genre Like / kind of (super common filler). grave Totally / seriously / very ('Grave !' = Totally!). kiffer To love / really like something or someone. la bouffe Food / grub. mec Guy / dude / boyfriend. merde Shit / damn. meuf Woman / girl / girlfriend (Verlan for 'femme'). mon p'tit pote My buddy / my pal. mythos / mytho Liar / bullshitter (from mythomane). ouf Crazy / insane (Verlan for 'fou'). péter un câble To lose your mind / snap / freak out. poser un lapin To stand someone up / not show up to a date. posey / posé Chilled out / relaxed / cozy. putain Damn / fuck (most common general French interjection). relou Annoying / heavy / a pain (Verlan for 'lourd'). reuf Brother / bro (Verlan for 'frère'). se casser To leave / bounce / get out of here. seum Bitter frustration / salty annoyance ('Avoir le seum'). taf Work / shift / task. thune Money / cash. tranquille Chill / cool / easy / no worries (often pronounced 'trankil'). venère Annoyed / angry / pissed off (Verlan for 'énervé'). wesh Yo / what's up / hey (street greeting). zarbi Weird / strange (Verlan for 'bizarre').