Language
Swearing in French
165 catalogued expressions, 72 available on merch. Each links to a full entry with meaning, pronunciation and a Burn Rating.
À
- à chier Terrible or worthless. 3/5 · Vulgar
- à la con Stupid, idiotic or worthless, as a qualifier. 3/5 · Vulgar
A
- abruti Insult for a complete fool. 3/5 · Vulgar
- andouille Comic insult for a fool. 1/5 · Mild
- avoir de la merde dans les yeux Fail to see something obvious or judge it properly. 3/5 · Vulgar
- avoir des couilles Have courage or nerve. 3/5 · Vulgar
- avoir du cul Be very lucky. 3/5 · Vulgar
- avoir la tête dans le cul Feel groggy, exhausted or hungover. 3/5 · Vulgar
- avoir le cul bordé de nouilles Be exceptionally lucky. 3/5 · Vulgar
- avoir un balai dans le cul Be stiff, uptight or overly formal. 3/5 · Vulgar
B
- baiser Vulgar verb for having sex; can also mean cheat someone. 4/5 · Strong
- baiser comme des lapins Have sex very frequently. 3/5 · Vulgar
- bâtard Insult for a nasty or unscrupulous person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- beauf Insult for someone considered crude or narrow-minded. 2/5 · Coarse
- bite Vulgar anatomical term. 3/5 · Vulgar
- bon sang Mild exclamation of surprise or irritation. 1/5 · Mild
- bordel Exclamation of annoyance; also a mess or chaos. 3/5 · Vulgar
- bordel de merde Strong exclamation of frustration or disbelief. 4/5 · Strong
- botter le cul Give someone a forceful rebuke or defeat them. 3/5 · Vulgar
- bouffon Insult for a ridiculous or foolish person. 2/5 · Coarse
- bourré Drunk, often very drunk. 2/5 · Coarse
- branlée A beating or crushing defeat. 3/5 · Vulgar
- branler Vulgar verb for masturbation; in negatives, doing anything. 3/5 · Vulgar
- branleur Insult for a lazy or contemptible person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- brêle Insult for someone incompetent. 2/5 · Coarse
- brise-burnes An intensely annoying person or thing. 3/5 · Vulgar
C
- c'est des conneries Dismiss something as bullshit or nonsense. 3/5 · Vulgar
- c'est quoi ce bordel What the hell is going on; what is this mess? 3/5 · Vulgar
- caca Childlike term for excrement. 1/5 · Mild
- câlisse Québec religious exclamation roughly like fuck or damn. 4/5 · Strong
- calvaire Québec religious exclamation of frustration. 3/5 · Vulgar
- casse-couilles Someone or something that is a pain in the arse. 3/5 · Vulgar
- casse-toi Rude dismissal meaning get lost. 3/5 · Vulgar
- casser les couilles Annoy or bother someone intensely. 3/5 · Vulgar
- cave Québec insult meaning idiot or fool. 2/5 · Coarse
- cervelle de moineau Mild insult for someone thought foolish or forgetful. 2/5 · Coarse
- chacun sa merde Everyone should deal with their own problems. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chiant Annoying or boring. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chiasse Coarse term for diarrhoea or something contemptible. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chier Vulgar verb; in phrases, to annoy or be a nuisance. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chier dans son froc Be extremely frightened. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chier une pendule Make a disproportionate fuss. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chieur Insult for someone persistently annoying. 3/5 · Vulgar
- chiottes Coarse informal term for toilets. 2/5 · Coarse
- ciboire Québec religious swear or intensifier. 3/5 · Vulgar
- cochonneries Filth, dirty talk or rubbish depending on context. 2/5 · Coarse
- con Insult roughly meaning idiot or asshole. 3/5 · Vulgar
- con comme un balai Very stupid. 3/5 · Vulgar
- connard Vulgar insult for an obnoxious man or person. 4/5 · Strong
- connerie Nonsense, a stupid act or a mistake. 3/5 · Vulgar
- couilles Vulgar body term also used for courage or trouble in phrases. 3/5 · Vulgar
- couillon A fool or gullible person. 2/5 · Coarse
- couillonner To trick or make a fool of someone. 2/5 · Coarse
- coûter la peau du cul Cost an enormous amount. 3/5 · Vulgar
- crevard Contemptuous insult for a selfish, mean or grasping person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- crevure Insult for a despicable person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- crisse Québec religious swear or intensifier. 4/5 · Strong
- crissement Québec vulgar intensifier meaning extremely. 4/5 · Strong
- crosseur Québec insult for a cheat or dishonest person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- cul Vulgar term for the backside. 2/5 · Coarse
Ç
- ça fait chier That's really annoying. 3/5 · Vulgar
- ça me casse les couilles That really pisses me off. 3/5 · Vulgar
D
- dans ton cul Vulgar taunt or deliberately rude answer. 3/5 · Vulgar
- de mes couilles Vulgar dismissive qualifier meaning worthless or so-called. 3/5 · Vulgar
- décâlisser Québec vulgar verb meaning leave abruptly or wreck something. 4/5 · Strong
- déconnade Joking around or silly behaviour. 2/5 · Coarse
- déconner Talk nonsense, mess around or malfunction. 2/5 · Coarse
- décrisser Québec vulgar verb for leaving or getting someone out. 4/5 · Strong
- dégueulasse Disgusting, filthy or morally revolting. 2/5 · Coarse
- démerder Sort something out or manage, often in reflexive use. 3/5 · Vulgar
- ducon Direct insult roughly like idiot or asshole. 3/5 · Vulgar
- dugland Comic insult for an idiot. 2/5 · Coarse
E
- emmerdant Annoying, troublesome or boring. 3/5 · Vulgar
- emmerder To annoy, bother or give someone trouble. 3/5 · Vulgar
- emmerdeur An annoying or troublesome person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- emmerdeuse Feminine form for an annoying or troublesome person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- en avoir plein le cul Be thoroughly fed up. 3/5 · Vulgar
- en chier Have a very difficult time. 3/5 · Vulgar
- enfoiré Strong insult for a nasty or treacherous person. 4/5 · Strong
- engueuler Tell someone off angrily or bawl them out. 2/5 · Coarse
- entuber Cheat or swindle someone. 3/5 · Vulgar
- envoyer chier Tell someone rudely to go away. 3/5 · Vulgar
- et mon cul, c'est du poulet Sarcastic rejection of an implausible claim. 3/5 · Vulgar
É
- épais Québec insult meaning stupid or dense. 2/5 · Coarse
F
- face de pet Comic insult for a person. 2/5 · Coarse
- faire chier Annoy someone or be a nuisance. 3/5 · Vulgar
- faire un caca nerveux Throw a tantrum or make a fuss. 2/5 · Coarse
- feignasse Insult for someone perceived as very lazy. 2/5 · Coarse
- ferme ta gueule Rude command to shut up. 4/5 · Strong
- fion Coarse term for the backside or anus. 3/5 · Vulgar
- flûte Very mild exclamation of annoyance. 1/5 · Mild
- foirade A botched attempt or failure. 2/5 · Coarse
- foutage de gueule Mockery, taking the piss or treating people with contempt. 3/5 · Vulgar
- fouteur de merde A troublemaker or shit-stirrer. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutoir A complete mess or chaotic place. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutre Vulgar verb with meanings such as do, put or give in fixed expressions. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutre en l'air Ruin, waste or wreck something. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutre la merde Cause trouble or create a mess. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutre la paix Leave someone alone, expressed coarsely. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutre le bordel Create chaos or disorder. 3/5 · Vulgar
- foutre le camp Go away or clear off, expressed coarsely. 3/5 · Vulgar
- fumier Insult for a despicable person. 3/5 · Vulgar
G
- gerber Coarse verb meaning to puke. 2/5 · Coarse
- glandeur Insult for someone who loafs around. 2/5 · Coarse
- gueule Coarse word for a person's mouth or face. 2/5 · Coarse
- gueuler Shout or yell in a coarse manner. 2/5 · Coarse
I
- imbécile Insult meaning idiot or fool. 2/5 · Coarse
- imbitable Extremely hard to understand. 3/5 · Vulgar
J
- j'en ai rien à foutre I don't give a fuck. 4/5 · Strong
- je m'en bats les couilles I don't give a fuck. 4/5 · Strong
- je m'en fous I don't care; a coarse expression of indifference. 3/5 · Vulgar
- je me fais chier I'm bored out of my mind. 3/5 · Vulgar
- je t'emmerde Fuck you; a direct expression of contempt. 4/5 · Strong
L
M
- mange de la marde Québec hostile dismissal. 4/5 · Strong
- merde Shit; frustration, surprise or a description of poor quality. 3/5 · Vulgar
- merder Mess up or go wrong. 3/5 · Vulgar
- merdeux Insult for an obnoxious brat or contemptible person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- merdier A mess, trouble or a disastrous situation. 3/5 · Vulgar
- merdique Very bad or poor quality. 3/5 · Vulgar
- mes couilles Vulgar retort expressing disbelief or dismissal. 3/5 · Vulgar
- minable Insult meaning pathetic or contemptible. 2/5 · Coarse
- mince Mild exclamation roughly like darn. 1/5 · Mild
- moins-que-rien Insult calling someone worthless. 3/5 · Vulgar
- mon cul Dismissive retort meaning that's nonsense. 3/5 · Vulgar
N
- naze Lousy, exhausted or pathetic in context. 2/5 · Coarse
- ne rien branler Do absolutely nothing or laze around. 3/5 · Vulgar
- ne rien foutre Do nothing or avoid working. 3/5 · Vulgar
- niaiseux Québec insult for someone foolish or ridiculous. 2/5 · Coarse
- niquer Vulgar verb meaning fuck, break or defeat. 4/5 · Strong
- nom de Dieu Religious exclamation of anger or surprise. 3/5 · Vulgar
- nul à chier Extremely bad or utterly useless. 3/5 · Vulgar
O
- osti Québec religious exclamation or intensifier. 4/5 · Strong
P
- péter Coarse verb for farting; also breaking or exploding in context. 2/5 · Coarse
- péter les couilles Annoy someone intensely. 3/5 · Vulgar
- pisse Coarse noun meaning piss. 2/5 · Coarse
- pisser Coarse verb meaning to piss. 2/5 · Coarse
S
- s'en branler Not give a fuck. 4/5 · Strong
- s'en taper Not care about something. 2/5 · Coarse
- sacrament Québec religious exclamation. 3/5 · Vulgar
- sagouin Insult for a filthy or careless person. 2/5 · Coarse
- salaud Insult meaning bastard or nasty person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- salopard Insult for a nasty or unscrupulous person. 3/5 · Vulgar
- saloperie Something nasty, worthless or a dirty trick. 3/5 · Vulgar
- se casser le cul Make a great effort or work very hard. 3/5 · Vulgar
- se foutre de la gueule de Mock someone or take them for a fool. 3/5 · Vulgar
- se les cailler Be freezing cold, expressed coarsely. 2/5 · Coarse
- se sortir les doigts du cul Stop idling and make an effort. 3/5 · Vulgar
T
- ta gueule Rude command to shut up. 4/5 · Strong
- tabarnak Strong Québec religious exclamation. 4/5 · Strong
- tête de nœud Vulgar insult roughly like dickhead. 3/5 · Vulgar
- teubé Slang insult meaning stupid or an idiot. 2/5 · Coarse
- tocard Insult for a loser or an incompetent person. 2/5 · Coarse
- trou de balle Coarse term for anus; also an insult. 3/5 · Vulgar
- trou du cul Vulgar insult for an asshole. 4/5 · Strong
- trou du cul du monde A very remote or undesirable place. 3/5 · Vulgar
- tu me fais chier You're really annoying me. 3/5 · Vulgar
V
- va chier Rude hostile dismissal. 3/5 · Vulgar
- va te faire foutre Strong hostile dismissal. 4/5 · Strong
- va te faire voir Rude dismissal roughly like get lost. 3/5 · Vulgar
- vaurien Insult for a good-for-nothing or scoundrel. 2/5 · Coarse
Z
- zut Mild exclamation of annoyance. 1/5 · Mild
- zut alors Mild exclamation roughly like darn it. 1/5 · Mild