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French Slang
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, that appear in everday French. If you like modern French films, rap, or other forms of entertainment, you'll find many of the words and phrases used in here. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
ma tante est là
idiom. have one's period; be menstruating; be on the rag
macache
n..f.
not likely, dream on (from Algerian argot, “makans”, “there is not”)
machin
n.m. thingamajig; thing; what’s his name
magot
n.m. loot; nest egg, savings; pile, tidy sum
maille
n.f. money, cash
mal à propos
idiom. at the wrong time; at a bad time
mal baisée
n.f. frigid bitch
malabar
n.m. muscleman
malin
n.m/f. troublesome person
manger à l’oeil
idiom. eat for free
manger comme un cochon
idiom. be a messy eater
manger de la vache enragée
idiom. go through hard times; have very lean times
manger du bout des dents
idiom. pick at one's food; eat half-heartedly (lit.: eat from the tips of the teeth)
manger les pissenlits par la racine
idiom. push up daisies; be dead
manger sur le pouce
idiom. have a bite to eat; eat on the run
manouche
n.m/f. gypsy; gypsey language
marche comme sur des roulettes
idiom. go smoothy; go like clockwork (lit.: go as though on casters)
marcher à coté de ses pompes
idiom. be out of it (lit.: walk next to one's shoes)
Marie couches-toi-là
idiom. easy lay; a woman who will sleep with anyone
marquer un tournant
idiom. make a turning point
mâter
v. get a look at; get a load of
maton, -ne
n.m/f. prison guard
matos (m)
n.m. equipment; gear
matou (m)
n.m. cat; tomcat
mauvais plan
idiom. bad idea
mec (m)
n.m. guy, fellow
mécano
n.m. mechanic; grease monkey
mécénat de competence
idiom.
do something for free in exchange for getting credit for having done it (lit.: partronage competence)
mener à la baguette
idiom. rule with an iron hand; boss around (lit.: lead with a rod)
merde
n.f. shit
metro-boulot-dodo
idiom. train-work-sleep (n.b.: said of the life of a hardworking Parisian who has only time for these three things)
mettre à la porte
idiom. show someone out; show someone the door
mettre au fait
idiom. make aware
mettre au piquet
idiom. make someone stand in the corner
mettre au point
idiom. create
mettre des bâtons dans les roues de qqn
idiom. throw a monkey wrench into someone’s busy
mettre en action
idiom. put into action; set in action
mettre en gage
idiom. pawn
mettre en rang
idiom. line up
mettre en route
idiom. start; set in motion; get underway
mettre la clef sous la porte
idiom. close down a business; stop a professional activity
mettre la gomme
idiom. accelerate
mettre la main sur
idiom. get one's hands on; lay one's hands on; collar
mettre le doigt dans l'oeil
idiom. have a problem; have another thing coming
mettre qqn en boîte
idiom. make fun of someone; pull someone’s leg
mettre qqn. au parfum
idiom. give someone the lowdown
meuf
n.f. girl, woman
mijoter
v. cook up; hatch (a plot)
mijoter
v. prepare (e.g.: a bad joke; the word has the connotation of sth mischevous)
mille millions de mille sabords
idiom. damn; drat (n.b.: from Capitaine Haddock in Tintin; rarely used nowadays but well known)
mimi
adj. cute; adorable
minable
adj. hopeless, useless, pathetic
mince
exclam.
damn; drat (lit.: thin; this is a mild explictive)
mince
exclam.
drat; darn; blow (it); wow
minet
n.f. cat, pussycat; pussy (female genitalia)
minou
n.f. cat
mioche
n.f. little kid, child
moche
adj. ugly
môme
n.m. kid; child; boy
mon cul
idiom. my ass
mon petit doigt me l'a dit
idiom. a little bird told me; somebody told me (lit.: my little finger told me)
monde au balcon (il y a)
idiom. stacked be; have big tits
monde, il y a du
idiom. that packs a punch, that’s really something
monter en chandelle
idiom. climb vertically
monter sur le billard
idiom. go under the knife
montrer de quel bois on se chauffe
idiom. show what one is made of
montrer le bout de son nez
idiom. show up; appear
morbac
n.m. crab
morfaler
v. pig out; gorge; eat gluttonously
morfler
v. suffer
motard
n.m. cop, police, copper, pig (n.b.: only used for police on motorcycles)
mou
adj. flabby
mouflet
n.m. kid; child; boy
moufter
v. bat an eyelid ; blink
moule
n.f. vagina; pussy
mourir d’ennui
idiom. die of boredom
mourir en héros
idiom. die a hero’s death