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brouteur
🇨🇮 French slang from West Africa
What does “brouteur” mean?
internet scammer
Example
“Fais attention, ce gars est un brouteur.”
Watch out, that guy is an online scammer.
Good to know
Ivorian; from 'brouter' (to graze), living off others like a grazing sheep. Common in songs.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: un escroc
Heard in a conversation
The friend with easy money
Ismaël Adjoua, tu connais Junior ? Il a une nouvelle voiture et il farote au maquis chaque soir.
Adjoua, do you know Junior? He's got a new car and he shows off at the maquis every night.
Adjoua Junior ? Il n'a pas de travail ! Tout le quartier dit que c'est un brouteur.
Junior? He hasn't got a job! The whole neighbourhood says he's an internet scammer.
Ismaël Le môgô m'a proposé de travailler avec lui. Il dit que c'est de l'argent facile.
The guy offered me work with him. He says it's easy money.
More from West Africa
- tapeurmoocher, always borrowing money
- gaounaive person, sucker
- faroterto show off (with money)
- yêkê-yêkêworthless, rubbish
- gnatacountry bumpkin, uncool
- un fatiguéa loser, a nobody (lit. "a tired one")
- bluffeurshow-off
- gros coubig shot, stuck-up
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