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coupé-décalé
🇨🇮 French slang from West Africa
What does “coupé-décalé” mean?
coupé-décalé: flashy Ivorian party music
Example
“Mets un coupé-décalé, on va s’enjailler !”
Put on some coupé-décalé, let's party!
Good to know
"Cut and run": born in Paris clubs among Ivorians, with money thrown in the air.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🎉 Going out
The textbook way to say it: musique de fête
Heard in a conversation
A wedding in Yopougon
Mariam Lui, faroter ? Il a emprunté l'argent à tout Babi ! On va voir le mois prochain.
Him, showing off? He borrowed the money from all of Abidjan! We'll see next month.
Kouamé Ah, le DJ met du coupé-décalé ! Viens chap-chap, on va danser.
Ah, the DJ's playing coupé-décalé! Come quick, let's dance.
Mariam Attends, ma bramôgô Awa arrive. Elle était coincée dans le gbaka depuis une heure.
Wait, my close friend Awa is coming. She's been stuck in the minibus for an hour.
More from West Africa
- s'enjaillerto have fun, party
- ça a gâtéit went off, it was amazing
- maquisopen-air bar-restaurant
- faroterto show off (with money)
- zouglouzouglou: Abidjan’s student-born dance music
- une drogbaa big bottle of beer
- ambiancerto get the party going, to liven things up
- le tchapalomillet beer
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