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What does Gosse mean in Quebec?

What does Gosse mean in Quebec?

you are annoying as balls
English: You’re annoying me. (Or more accurately, since “gosses” also means “balls”, it mean “you are annoying as balls”)

What is the meaning of Gosse?

kid
Gosse means ‘kid’ or ‘not adult’. It’s a slang way of saying enfant, similar to gamin.

How do you swear in Quebec in French?

51 French Swear Words to Curse and Cuss Like a Local

  1. Putain.
  2. Merde.
  3. Bordel.
  4. Putain de merde / Bordel de merde / Putain de bordel de merde.
  5. Nom de dieu / Nom de dieu de merde.
  6. Ostie [Quebec]
  7. Tabarnak [Quebec]
  8. Crisse [Quebec]

What does Kiet mean in French?

kiet {adjective} paid-up {adj.} kiet (also: quitte)

Where does the name Gosse come from?

English (of Norman origin), French, and North German: from the Old French personal name Gosse, representing the Germanic personal name Gozzo, a short form of the various compound names beginning god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.

What Bible do French Catholics use?

Among Catholics, the most notable contemporary French translation is La Bible de Jérusalem, available in English as The Jerusalem Bible, which appeared first in French in 1954 and was revised in 1973.

Is Calisse a bad word?

Why “Chalice” is a Swear in Quebec Like many other Québécois French curses, calice has its origins in Roman Catholic ritual—it’s the communion chalice. As the Economist noted last fall, Quebec has a particular history of “using religious objects as swear-words.” (communion wafer), or Tabarnak!

What does Ostia mean in Quebec?

, born and bred in Montreal. French Quebeckers use sacred words of the sacraments as swear words: “osti” means host; “calice” means chalice; “tabernacle” means tabernacle; “sacrament” means sacrament.

Is Quebec French slang?

As such, Quebec has developed its own dialect of French that not only differs in grammar and vocabulary from Standard (Parisian French), but also from other varieties of French within Canada. Best of all, Quebecois French also has its own fascinating—and highly useful—French slang words and expressions.