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Language Guide: Québécois French Slang
By "José Théodore" and "Mathieu Garon"


A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L -
M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A
-Achaler: To annoy someone
-Accouche: To do something really fast
-Accouche qu'on baptise: To do something really fast
-Agace pisettes: cocktease
-Asti: Swear word
-Avoir l'air de la chienne à Jacque: Not dressed properly
-Avoir l'air fou: To look crazy
-Avoir l'air simple: To look really stupid
-Avoir la chienne: To be scared

B
-Bacaisse: Fat woman
-Bâtard: Swear word, also an illegitimate child
-Baptème: Swear word
-Bazou: An old car
-Becik: Bicycle
-Bécique a gaz: motorcycle
-Bécosses: an outdoor bathroom without running water, sometimes used to describe normal bathrooms
-Bim: Like the English word Beam.
-Blonde: Girlfriend
-Bonyenne: Swear word
-Boucane: Smoke
-Brosse: to get drunk
-Bûcher: To work
-Bum: Unmotivated person

C
-Cabane à sucre: Where they make maple syrup
-Cacanne:.Can
-Cailler: To relax
-Ça mange quoi en hiver: What does it eat in winter
-Calisse, Swear word
-Calis: Swear Word
-Calver: Swear Word
-Canice: can
-Canne: can
-Capoté: crazy
-Cave: A stupid person
-CEGEP: In Québec where you go after high school and before University
-Cheap: of little cost or free
-Chiard: Out of control
-Chienne: Bitch
-Chrétien: The (ex) prime minister of Canada
-Chum: boyfriend
-Colon: Stupid person
-Cossin: a useless object
-Crampé: to laugh very loudly
-Crétin: an idiot
-Cris: a swear word
-Crisser moi patience: Leave me alone

D
-Débile: Crazy
-Déconcrisser: Similar to Dˇcrisser
-Décrisser: To leave
-Défaire: To destroy something.
-Démancher: Similar to défaire (undo)
-Démantibuler: Similar to défaire (undo)
-Dompe: Like the English word Dump

E
-Enfant de chienne: Son of a bitch
-Équeurant: extraordinary
-Épais: A stupid person

F
-Faire dur: To look bad
-Ferme-la: Shut-Up
-Ferme-toi: Shut Up
-Fif: Gay Man
-Fifi: Gay Woman
-Flyer: Extraordinary
-Fou comme d'la marde: excited
-Fou comme un balai: excited
-Foufounes: Ass
-Frencher: French kissing
-Fucker: Fuck

G
-Garnotte: little rocks
-Gosser: to annoy
-Gratteu: Someone who is cheap
-Greluche: Someone who looks like a slut
-Grouille: Hurry!
-Guidoune: A prostitute

H
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I
-Innocent: A stupid person

J
-Jiguer: To dance
-Joual: A horse
-Joualver: A swear word

K
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L
-Lâche pas la patate: Don't stop
-Laisse faire: To forget something
-Linge: Clothes

M
-Magasiner: to shop
-Mange d'la marde: An insult translated literally to eat shit
-Mardeu: To be lucky
-Marde: The same as merde i.e. Shit
-Mornife: To close your mouth
-Moumoune: A gay person or someone lacking courage
-Musique à bouche: Harmonica.

N
-Nono: an idiot
-Niaiseux: A stupid person

O
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P
-Passer la nuit sur la corde a linge: To have insomnia
-Patente: something that is bizarre or useless
-Patente a gosse: something that is even stranger than "patente"
-Pinotte: A peanut
-Pisou: Someone lacking courage
-Plan de nègre: A very bad idea
-Plate: boring
-Pleine: Pregnant
-Plier en deux: To laugh very loud
-Pogner les nerfs: To be pissed off
-Poutine: French fries with cheese curds and brown sauce
-Pouilleux: A bum

Q
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S
-Sacrament: A swear word
-Sacre: The word used to describe swearing
-Sacrer: To say something bad; to swear
-Sacrez-moi patience: leave me alone
-Sale: Someone who doesn't care about what he looks like
-Salope: A bitch
-Sans dessin: A stupid person
-Siboire: A swear word
-Sirop de poteau: Fake maple syrup
-Slack la poulie: To not do anything
-Slomeau: Someone who doesn't understand life
-Sluger: To punch someone
-Sou comme une botte: Being extremely drunk
-Soue a cochon: room very dirty and disorganized
-Soulon: Someone who drinks a lot
-Stim: Like the English word Steam
-Sybole: A swear word

T
-Tabarnac: A swear word
-Ta boîte: Shut-up
-Ta yeule (=ta gueule): Shut-up
-Taloche: A hat
-Tapette: A lesbian
-Taponner: To touch someone
-Tarla: A stupid person
-Tire-toi une bûche: Sit down
-Tripoter: To touch
-Trou de cul: An asshole

U
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V
-Va chier: Like telling someone to fuck off
-Virer une brosse: To get drunk

W
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Z
-Zigonner: To do something out of the ordinary