noun General Slang

Meuf

/mœf/ · noun · slang

Verlan for 'femme' (woman/girl) — the standard French syllables flipped, now everyday slang.

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From the standard French 'femme' (woman). Verlan inverts the syllables: fe-mme becomes meu-f, hence 'meuf'. It means a woman or girl, used casually rather than as an insult.

“C'est qui cette meuf? = Who's that girl?”
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Often used by men to mean a girlfriend, partner, or romantic interest, similar to English 'my girl'.

“Il est venu avec sa meuf. = He came with his girl.”
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Can be used by women among themselves to mean a female friend, like 'a chick' or 'a mate'.

“Mes meufs et moi on sort ce soir. = Me and my girls are going out tonight.”
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Meuf In A Sentence

T'as vu la nouvelle meuf de Karim?
Y'avait que des meufs a la teuf hier.
Cette meuf elle assure trop.

Origin & Usage

Documented Parisian verlan that exploded into wider French via 1990s rap groups like NTM and IAM and the 1995 film La Haine. 'Meuf' is one of the most fully assimilated verlan words — so common it has itself been re-verlanised to 'feumeu'.

Variants feumeu
Tags #verlan#french#argot#slang-terms#banlieue

People Also Ask

What does meuf mean?

It's French slang for a woman or girl, formed by reversing the syllables of 'femme'.

Is meuf rude?

No, it's casual and extremely common. It can sound a bit informal or street, but it is not an insult.

Where did meuf come from?

From verlan, the syllable-inverting back-slang of the Paris banlieues, popularised nationally by 1990s French rap and La Haine.

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