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21 buvable
adj.1. (joc.) C'est un petit pinard tout ce qu'il y a de buvable! It's an amusing little wine!2. Ne pas être buvable (of person): To be unbearable. Tu n'es vraiment pas buvable! You're really impossible! -
22 cocasse
adj. Droll, amusing (in a silly sort of way). C'est plutôt cocasse, moi aussi j'ai oublié mes clefs: You won't believe this, but I've forgotten my keys too! -
23 dégueulasse
I.n. m. C'est pas le jrère à dégueulasse! (joc. & iron.): This is certainly no rubbish! (The expression is usually uttered when referring to food or drink.)II.adj.1. 'Lousy', 'sickening', revolting.2. 'Yukky', 'mucky', filthy.3. C'est pas dégueulasse! (joc.): It's a bit of alright! — It's not bad! C'est un petit pinard qui n'est vraiment pas dégueulasse: It's an amusing little wine! -
24 faubourg
n. m. 'Botty', young woman's behind. (This amusing voyeur's term was coined by Auguste Le Breton back in 1937, and is still very much in favour.) -
25 lecture
n. f. Etre en lecture (of prostitute): To be 'on the job', to be with a customer. (The alternative expression être sous presse has an amusing double entendre.) -
26 mastic
n. m.1. 'Mix-up', muddle. Tu parles d'un mastic! That was one hell of a cock-up!2. 'Printers' pie', typographical mix-up. (It is amusing to note that the non-colloquial meaning of 'cock-up', according to Garmonsway, is: 'a superior letter or number, as "r" in D r'.)3. Cherrer dans le mastic: To 'lay it on a bit thick', to exaggerate.4. Faire le mastic (of waiter in café): To sweep up after closing time.5. Bouder le mastic: To 'pick at one's food', to nibble at a plateful.6. S'endormir sur le mastic: To leave a job unfinished. -
27 moins
I.Les moins-de-vingt-dents (joc. & iron.): The old fogeys. (Pierre Daninos, in his witty and amusing study SNOBISSIMO, highlights this expression when referring to wealthy and over-dressed old ladies. It is obviously a pun on les moins-de-vingt-ans.)II.adv. Il était moins une! (also: il était moins cinq): It was touch-and-go! — It was a close thing! -
28 pataquès
n. m. 'Liaison' blunder, what the French also jocularly refer to as 'une liaison mal-t-à-propos'. (Kastner and Marks in their GLOSSARY OF COLLOQUIAL AND POPULAR FRENCH give an amusing anecdotic explanation as to the origin of this word.) -
29 rigolo
I.n. m.1. 'Card', amusing character. (In its usual context, the word often conveys an ironic connotation, with an implication that the person may think he is funny, but his sense of humour is not appreciated. Des rigolos comme toi, on s'en passe! Your kind of funny person I can do without!)2. 'Fly-by-night', unreliable person.3. 'Rod', 'shooter', handgun.4. 'Jemmy', crowbar.II.adj.1. Funny (hilarious). C'est d'un rigolo! It's an absolute scream! Il est drôlement rigolo, ton frangin! Your brother's a hoot!2. Funny (peculiar). C'esl rigolo, mais je ne lui fais pas confiance: It's funny, but I don't trust him. Il lui est arrive un truc rigolo: A strange thing happened to him. (The feminine rigolot (t)e exists but is seldom encountered.) -
30 risettes
n. f. pl. Amusing anecdotes (usually the kind connected with the most unlikely people. Jacques Arnal in his L 'ARGOT DE POLICE quotes a few risettes relating to famous criminals). -
31 vanne
n. f.1. 'Blow', serious setback. Il lui est arrivé une série de vannes l'année dernière: Last year for him was a never-ending series of catastrophes.2. Snide remark, cutting and hurtful repartee. Encore une de ses vannes et je lui fous ma main sur la gueule! Just one more remark like that and I'll push his face in!3. Witty riposte, clever, amusing and off-the-cuff remark. Il faut toujours qu'il lance des vannes, cézigue! He's the type who's always cracking jokes!4. 'Braggy claim', boast. (The word is sometimes encountered in the masculine with this meaning.)
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