beuh

English translation: grass / weed

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French term or phrase:beuh
English translation:grass / weed
Entered by: Tony M

08:31 May 28, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Slang / racist terms in a pornography context
French term or phrase: beuh
What is the English equivalent?
TIA!
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 23:18
grass
Explanation:
Well, if you mean 'beuh' in the sense of verlan for 'herbe' = cannabis?

I hope you're not referring to beur?

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Note added at 6 minutes (2015-05-28 08:38:16 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-definition/beuh

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Note added at 10 minutes (2015-05-28 08:42:20 GMT)
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Ah, then hardly really 'pornographic'!

I suspect it is meant to be 'beur' (unless you also have that as well?), in which case I think it is verlan for 'Arabe' (as far as I have been able to ascertain empirically)

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Beur is a colloquial term to designate French-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from North Africa. It is also frequently applied to other Europeans with a North African origin, such as those in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK.

Beur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beur
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Tony M
France
Local time: 22:18
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
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4 +2grass
Tony M


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
grass


Explanation:
Well, if you mean 'beuh' in the sense of verlan for 'herbe' = cannabis?

I hope you're not referring to beur?

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Note added at 6 minutes (2015-05-28 08:38:16 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-definition/beuh

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Note added at 10 minutes (2015-05-28 08:42:20 GMT)
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Ah, then hardly really 'pornographic'!

I suspect it is meant to be 'beur' (unless you also have that as well?), in which case I think it is verlan for 'Arabe' (as far as I have been able to ascertain empirically)

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Note added at 11 minutes (2015-05-28 08:43:06 GMT)
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Beur is a colloquial term to designate French-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from North Africa. It is also frequently applied to other Europeans with a North African origin, such as those in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK.

Beur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beur


Tony M
France
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
Notes to answerer
Asker: It is in a list of French people and their origin. Same as bougnoul?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Britten: No clear reason given for imagining it's anything else.
23 hrs
  -> Thanks, Victoria!

agree  Juan Jacob: Weed, aussi.
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Juan! Oh yes, I overlooked that one. Is it still current? Takes me right back to the '60s ;-)
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