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On a fait une petite virée en bagnole à la papa

  • 1 papa

    n. m.
    1. (Child language): 'Dad', 'Daddy', father.
    2. Expressions such as 'Salut papa!' directed at a man older than oneself, carry a certain ironic jocularity and could be compared to the English 'Morning, squire!'.
    3. Un bon gros papa (joc. & iron.): A good old fatso (literally the counterpart to the 'fat Mamma').
    4. de papa (adj. exp.): Old-time, of bygone times. Il en est encore aux chemins de fer de papa! To him, travel is all steam engines and wooden carriages!
    5. Papa gâteux (joc. & iron.): 'Sugar daddy', near-geriatric beau, aged suitor who lavishes gifts. (The jocularity stems from the suffix-deviation from papa gâteau.)
    6. à la papa (adv. exp.): In a simple and leisurely way. On a fait une petite virée en bagnole à la papa: We went for a nice quiet drive. Faire l'amour a la papa: To have intercourse 'in the missionary position'.
    7. Gros papas: 'Big ones', banknotes of large denomination. Quand il joue, il balance les gros papas! When he goes gambling, notes are just confetti to him!

    Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > papa

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