noun
General Slang
Keum
/kœm/ · noun · slang
Verlan for 'mec' (guy/dude) — the masculine counterpart to 'meuf'.
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Definitions
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From the standard French 'mec' (guy, bloke). Verlan inverts it to 'keum' (also spelled keumeu). It simply means a man or guy.
“Y'a un keum qui te cherche. = There's a guy looking for you.”
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Used to mean a boyfriend or the man someone is seeing, like 'her man'.
“Elle est venue sans son keum. = She came without her man.”
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Used loosely to mean any dude or random guy, neutral in tone.
“Demande au keum la-bas. = Ask that guy over there.”
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Keum In A Sentence
C'est un bon keum, tu peux lui faire confiance.
Les keums du quartier jouent au foot.
T'es un keum bizarre, toi.
Origin & Usage
Standard Paris-banlieue verlan, spread nationally through 1990s rap (NTM, IAM) and the film La Haine. Like 'meuf' it has a re-verlanised form, 'keumeu'.
Variants
keumeu
People Also Ask
What does keum mean?
It's French slang for a guy or dude, made by reversing the syllables of 'mec'.
Is keum the male version of meuf?
Yes — 'keum' (from mec) is to men what 'meuf' (from femme) is to women.
Where does keum come from?
From verlan, the back-slang of the French banlieues popularised by 1990s rap and La Haine.
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