keuf

/kœf/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les keufs

Meaning

  1. cop (verlan slang)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

flic

Both are slang for "cop." flic is widely used everyday slang; keuf is verlan, tied more to younger, urban speech.

Practice

1 What does keuf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ___ ont débarqué pendant la fête.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches keuf?

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