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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
P.D.
n.m. pédéraste (pédé); homosexual, gay
Paname
n.
Paris (n.b.: used in the suburbs of Paris to refer to that city)
panne d’oreiller
idiom. lie in; sleep in (lit.: a pillow failure)
par acquit de conscience
idiom. just to be sure; ste one’s mind at rest (lit.: for receipt of conscience)
par bonheur
idiom. fortunately, luckily
par contre
idiom. on the other hand (lit.: for against)
par endroits
idiom. here and there; in places; in spots
par le fait
idiom. in point of fact
par mesure de précaution
idiom. as a precautionary measure
parler à bâtons rompus
idiom. talk about this and that; talk about little things (lit.: talk over broken sticks)
partir ventre à terre
idiom. leave in a flash; race off (lit.: to leave belly-to-ground. Note that this is used can be in reference to taking flight from a criminal activity)
partir du bon pied
idiom. get off to a good start
partir en guerre
idiom.
go to war; launch a war
partir en live
idiom. go nuts
passer au peigne fin
idiom. search thoroughly; go through something with a fine-toothed comb (lit.: to pass through a fine comb)
passer un savon à qqn
idiom. reprimand someone; give someone a good dressing-down (lit.: to pass a bar of soap to/over someone)
patapouf
n.m/f. fatso, tub of lard
patraque
adj. slightly sick, ill; under the weather
paumé
adj. lost; bewildered
pauvre con
idiom. poor jerk, poor fool
payer les pots cassés
idiom. pay the piper; suffer the consequences
pébroque
n.m. umbrella (n.b.: usually parapluie in normal French)
pédaler dans la semoule
idiom. take leave of one’s senses
pédéraste
n.m. homosexual, gay
peloter
v. grope; feel up; paw (at); pet (n.b.: as in heavy petting, not as applied to petting a cat or dog)
percuter
v. understand suddenly; realize
perdre la main
idiom. lose the lead
perdre la tête
idiom. lose one’s mind
perdre son temps à des broutilles
idiom. spend one's time on trivial, irrelevant matters
pétasse
n.f. slut; bitch
péter
v. fart; bash, smash, break
péter la gueule
idiom. beat someone up
péter la tronche
idiom. beat someone up
péter les plombs
idiom. blow a fuse; snap (i.e.: become very angry very quickly)
péter un câblé
idiom. blow a fuse
péter une durite
idiom. blow a fuse
petit à petit
idiom. slowly, little by little
petit jour
idiom. day-break
petite nature
idiom. delicate; fragile; hothouse orchid. 1. Elle est une petite nature.
peton
n.m.
toe; tootsy; foot
phénomene
n.m. character, card
piaule
n.f. bedroom
picoler
v. drink (alcohol)
pieu
n.m. bed
pif
n.m. nose, schnozz
piffer
v. stand; tolerate (n.b.: always used in the negative, as in cannot stand or tolerate)
pile-poil
n.f. on the dot; on the nose; exactly
piquer
v. steal; nick; swipe
piquer du nez
idiom. be tired; snooze; doze off
piquer un fard
idiom. blush
piquer un roupillon
idiom. take a nap
pisser
v. piss; pee; urinate
pisser de la copie
idiom. churn out trash, rubbish (lit.: piss out material)
pisser dessus
idiom. no give a shit about; not care about (lit.: piss on something)
pissotière
n.f. urinal (in the street)
place du mort
n.f. passenger's seat in the front of a car (lit.: the dead's seat)
planer
v. be high; be stoned
planquer
v. hide
plaquer
v. abandon; ditch
pleuvoir à torrents
idiom. pour with rain; pour
plombe
n.f. hour (used only at the hour exactly). 1. Il est trois plombes.
plumard
n.m. bed
pognon
n.m. cash; money
pointer son nez
idiom. show up; appear
poireauter
v. be kept waiting; be left cooling one’s heels
pompé
adj. pooped; dead-beat; knackered; exhausted
pomper
v. copy (in school)
pomper l'air à qqn
idiom. get on someone's nerves
pompes
n.f.pl.
shoes
pompette
adj. tipsy; tiddly; slightly drunk
pompier
n.m. blow job; oral sex (lit.: firefighter)
poser un fox
idiom. vomit
poser un lapin à qqn
idiom. stand someone up
pot
n.m. luck, good fortune
pote
n.m. pal; buddy
potins
n.m.pl.
gossip
pouffiasse
n.f. bitch (abbreviated as pouf')
poulet
n.m. cop; police; copper; pig (lit.: chicken)
pour ainsi dire
idiom. so to speak (lit.: to say as such)
pour comble de malheur
idiom. to crown it all; to top it all (lit.: for the summit of misfortune)
pour de rire
idiom. for fun
pour de vrai
idiom. for real; seriously; really
pour l’amour du ciel
idiom. for heaven’s sake
pour plus de précaution
idiom. to be on the safe side
pour une bouchée de pain
idiom. for next to nothing; for a song
prendre au mot
idiom. do what someone says; take action based on someone’s words
prendre de court
idiom. catch someone unawares; take someone aback
prendre de la bouteille
idiom. become mellow; grow mellow
prendre l’habitude
idiom. be in the habit of; make a habit of
prendre la fuite
idiom. run away; take off
prendre la fuite
idiom. flee; take flight; run away
prendre la peine
idiom. take the trouble
prendre la relève de
idiom. take over from
prendre le chou
idiom. be annoyed by
prendre le large
idiom. clear off; make scarce; take the lead
prendre son courage à deux mains
idiom. summon up one’s courage
prendre son point d’appui
idiom. take a stand
prendre un bain de foule
idiom. mingle with a crowd; work a crowd
prendre une résolution
idiom. make up one's mind
presqu’île
n.f. peninsula
prêter le flanc
idiom. attack
prof
n.m. prof, professer
propre-sur-soi
idiom. squeaky clean
pruneau
n.m. bullet; slug (lit.: prune)
putain de bordel de merde
idiom. damn it (n.b.: vulgar)
putain de ta race
idiom. damn it (lit.: whore of your race)