French Word of the Day: Foncedé
When you have a few too many glasses of Bordeaux at the weekend.
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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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.
READ ALSO Cigarettes and alcohol: How young French people differ from older generations
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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