#french

Double-verlan of 'arabe' (via 'beur') — a French person of North African/Arab descent.

Verlan for 'mechant' (wicked) — flipped to mean awesome or sick, like English 'wicked'.

Everything in its place before service — prepped, portioned, within reach.

Verlan for 'enerve' (angry/annoyed) — means pissed off or worked up.

Fish cook — the station that handles everything from the sea.

In 'laisse beton', verlan for 'laisse tomber' (drop it / forget it).

Dishwasher in a professional kitchen (French).

Verlan of 'arabe' — a French-born person of North African descent; named a 1980s generation.

Verlan for 'merci' (thanks) — a casual, often cheeky way to say thank you.

Mature content — open to view.

Cooked to order the moment the ticket lands.

Your station setup; everything prepped and in its place before service.

Verlan for 'pitie' — short form 'tiep', used for something pitiful, lame, or gross.

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

To go to sleep, from Cajun French 'faire dodo.'

Verlan for 'metro' — the underground/subway, a daily-life banlieue word.

The classical hierarchy of a professional kitchen.

Verlan for 'louche' (shady) — means sketchy, dodgy, or suspicious.

Verlan for 'frere' (brother) — used for a literal brother or, like 'bro', a close friend.

Station chef — runs one section of the line.

Verlan for 'flic' (cop) — the standard banlieue word for a police officer.

Verlan for 'mec' (guy/dude) — the masculine counterpart to 'meuf'.

'The fatted bull' — Carnival symbol of the last meat before Lent.

Verlan for 'noir' (Black) — a Black person, often used as an in-group identity term.

Lit torches carried by walkers in nighttime Mardi Gras parades.

Verlan for 'fete' (party) — the go-to word for a party or rave in French slang.

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

The cold station — pantry chef handling salads, charcuterie, terrines.

Sauté and sauce chef — the most prestigious station on the line.

Cajun exclamation of surprise — and also the local word for crappie.

'Fat Monday' — the day before Mardi Gras.

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

Verlan for 'francais' (French) — a French person or the French language.

Grill cook — runs anything that hits open flame or char.

Please reply; respond to an invitation.

Verlan for 'lourd' (heavy) — means annoying, a pain, or a drag.

Roast cook in the classical kitchen brigade.

Verlan for 'bizarre' (weird) — means strange, odd, or off.

Verlan for 'bete' (stupid) — means dumb or an idiot.

Swing cook — roams between stations wherever it's burning.