Slang French Words to Describe People

and Place

Describing People
*= offensive

aguichante enticing, attractive

bien foutue with a lovely body

les binocles glasses, spectacles

bourge(ois) middle class

bourré drunk

chiant* boring

chier* to shit

le coup de vache dirty trick

cradingue filthy
crado filthy

crasseux filthy

décontract(é) relaxed, chilled-out, mellow

foutiste: j'en-foutiste doesn't give a damn about anything

génial terrific, great (brill)

glauque sad place

la gueule features, face

guindé stiff, starchy, uptight

marrant good fun, a bit of a laugh

le mec guy (bloke)

mettre dans le coup to convince, to win over

le rigolard / rigolo / marrant joker

taper: Il me tape sur les nerfs. He gets on my nerves.

Te prends plus la tête. Don't worry yourself (your head) anymore

about it.

Describing Place

une ambiance atmosphere

un appart(ement) apartment (flat)

le boucan racket, row

la bouffe meal, grub (nosh)

la chierie* something really tedious

chier: On s'est fait chier.* We were bored out of our minds.

crade filthy

dégoter to find
dégueu(lasse)* disgusting

en chier* to bust a gut

fourré hanging out (holed up)

partante ready and willing, up for it

passer bien to be well suited

rapidos quick

se concocter to concoct, to hatch (a plan)

se payer un coup to go for a drink

se ramener get together

tape-à-l'oeil tacky

lourder to kick out

Cassos. Let's go.

s’empiffrer to stuff your face

tenter le coup to try your luck

hyper-bondé packed full

s’empiffrer to stuff your face

tenter le coup to try your luck

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