adjective General Slang

Ripou

/ʀipu/ · adjective · slang

Verlan for 'pourri' (rotten) — specifically a corrupt cop on the take.

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Definitions

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From the standard French 'pourri' (rotten, corrupt). Verlan reshapes pou-rri into ri-pou. It describes someone corrupt, most famously a bent police officer.

“Ce flic est ripou. = That cop is bent.”
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Used as a noun for a corrupt cop specifically.

“C'est une affaire de ripoux. = It's a case of crooked cops.”
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By extension, anything or anyone morally rotten or on the take.

“Le systeme est ripou. = The system is rotten.”
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Ripou In A Sentence

Dans le film, le flic ripou couvre les dealers.
Tout le commissariat etait ripou.
Il dit que les juges sont ripoux.

Origin & Usage

Banlieue verlan from 'pourri', cemented in popular culture by Claude Zidi's 1984 hit film 'Les Ripoux' (English title 'My New Partner'), about two corrupt Paris cops, which put the word in every French mouth.

Variants ripoux
Tags #verlan#french#argot#police#crime

People Also Ask

What does ripou mean?

It's verlan for 'pourri' (rotten), and specifically means a corrupt or bent police officer.

Where did ripou come from?

From verlan, popularised hugely by the 1984 French comedy film 'Les Ripoux'.

What's the plural of ripou?

Ripoux — it follows the irregular French -ou to -oux plural, just like the film title.

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