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French Word of the Day: Foncedé

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French Word of the Day: Foncedé
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When you have a few too many glasses of Bordeaux at the weekend.

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Why do I need to know the word foncedé? 

Because we've all partied a little bit too hard at some point. 

What does it mean? 

Foncedé, pronounced 'fons-day', is the verlan form of défoncé: 'fucked up'. 

It is an adjective you would use to describe a state of inebriation - typically after drinking or, for the real degenerates among you, perhaps something a little harder. 

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Lorenzo, an endearingly terrible French rapper, makes extensive use of the term in his song Fonsdé Toute La Nuit (Fucked-up all night). Note the incorrect spelling of foncedé in the song's title - he must have been very drunk indeed. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9MikbjSR5M

The word can also can also be used to describe a state of extreme tiredness (which is how we feel after enduring half an hour of Lorenzo's music).  

A word of caution, foncedé is not a word you should use in polite company. 

Use it like this:

Je suis foncedé après avoir bu ces mojitos  - I am fucked up after drinking these mojitos 

Au bout d'une semaine de travail, je suis foncedé - At the end of the working week, I am knackered

Synonyms 

Drunk: ivre, bourré, saoul 

On drugs: chuté, drogué, camé, toxicomane

Tired: crevé, fatigué, épuisé

 

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