This lesson focuses on the slang word ouf, which is verlan for “crazy” and is dervived from the formal French adjective fou (crazy). Verlan is a Parisian slang popular among young people where words are pronounced backwards. Hence fou -> ouf.
Ouf
crazy
Example sentences
One usage of ouf is “amazing” or “awesome”.
Ce film était ouf !
This movie was amazing!
For these next two sentences, I could just have easily used fou for “crazy”.
Ce mec est ouf ! Il a appris tous les mots en un jour !
This guy is nuts! He learned all the words in one day!
Ouah ! C’est ouf ! Tu parles quatre langues ?
Wow! That’s crazy! You speak four languages?
Related lessons
- French slang overview
- Dingue – crazy
- Kiffer – to like (slang)
- Machin – thing (informal)
- Bagnole – Car (slang)
- Bof – Meh, nah
Reference
Word of the Day | Lessons by David Issokson
