adjective General Slang

Ouf

/uf/ · adjective · slang

Verlan for 'fou' (crazy) — means insane, wild, or amazing depending on context.

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Definitions

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Used as a hype intensifier meaning amazing, insane, or off the chain, like English 'sick' or 'mad'.

“Le concert etait ouf! = The concert was insane!”
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In the set phrase 'un truc de ouf', meaning 'a crazy thing' or 'something unbelievable'.

“C'est un truc de ouf. = It's an absolutely wild thing.”
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From the standard French 'fou' (mad, crazy). Verlan flips fou to 'ouf'. It can mean literally crazy or mad.

“Ce mec est ouf. = That guy is crazy.”
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Ouf In A Sentence

T'as vu ce but? C'etait ouf!
Elle a une memoire de ouf.
Arrete, t'es completement ouf.

Origin & Usage

One of the most assimilated banlieue verlan words, from 'fou', mainstream in France since the 1990s rap era. So common that the construction 'de ouf' functions as a standalone intensifier.

Variants de ouf
Tags #verlan#french#argot#slang-terms#intensifier

People Also Ask

What does ouf mean?

It's verlan for 'fou' (crazy), used both literally and as a hype word meaning 'insane' or 'amazing'.

What does 'de ouf' mean?

It's an intensifier, like 'crazy' or 'as hell' — 'un truc de ouf' means 'a crazy thing'.

Where did ouf come from?

From verlan, the French banlieue back-slang, fully mainstream since the 1990s.

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