France Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Associated with or special to France or French people, places, or things. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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boss-nap v. Boss-napping—as it is now known—is becoming increasingly common in France, against the fraught backdrop of economic crisis. The chief executive and director of human resources of Sony France were both held hostage by employees in a protest over layoffs two weeks ago. [France Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Mar. 27, 2009)

fooding n. One of my favorite bits of franglais is the word le fooding. The meaning of this contraction of “food” and “feeling” is slippery, but it relates to a trend of fresh, original cooking that’s taking hold in France. [English-derived French France Food & Drink] [full cite] (Aug. 25, 2004)

fooding n. O. P. A. Ni tout à fait club ni vraiment resto, un bon spécimen du « Fooding » que ce loft arbitrant « groove », bar et nourritures mouvance à un public « glamorama ». [English-derived French France Food & Drink] [full cite] (Dec. 10, 2004)

fooding n. Le fooding veut marier food (nourriture) et feeling (sentiment): soit l’art d’ingérer des nourritures terrestres avec spiritualité sur un fond musical planant. [English-derived French France Food & Drink] [full cite] (Dec. 10, 2004)

fooding n. Go “fooding.” No, it’s not a typo, but a new Parisian word to describe the concept of food as a fashion lifestyle choice. Le fooding is as much about the ambience and style of the restaurant as the food on your plate. [English-derived French France Food & Drink] [full cite] (Dec. 10, 2004)

fooding n. It was difficult to gauge whether this microcosm of ultra-modern Japanese fooding—as the French call the combination of eating and lifestyle—will give the area a different buzz, magnifying the quiet hum already emanating from the Spanish Fino. [English-derived French France Food & Drink] [full cite] (Dec. 10, 2004)

presidentiable n. It has three “presidentiables” all looking down the road to 1988—former Premier Raymond Barre, the current front-runner, former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, and Mayor Jacques Chirac of Paris. [France Politics] [full cite] (Jan. 12, 2005)

procrastiner v. Il y a des néologismes que j’utilise tout le temps dans mon idiolecte aliéné par l’impérialisme de notre nouvelle Koiné anglo-normande, notamment du franglais (“procrastiner” est mon favori, je peux le dire trois fois par jour). [English-derived French France] [full cite] (Jun. 5, 2004)

shalala adj. The students must travel in a pack and are not allowed to wear visible skullcaps or Stars of David anywhere but inside the school. They are also discouraged from dressing in a manner that Mr. Barthel calls “Shalala,” meaning that they asked to refrain from dressing in a style which in North American parlance might be termed “Jappy.” [ Language French Place France Subject Religion] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2005)

Tanguy Syndrome n. France: Tanguy Syndrome The name comes from a 2001 film about a charming 28-year-old who refuses to move out of his parents’ apartment despite their comical efforts to get him out. The movie highlighted the trend and sparked debate. [French France] [full cite] (Jan. 18, 2005)

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