kalfakker
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “kalfakker” mean?
layabout, good-for-nothing (Brussels)
Example
“Ce kalfakker n’a jamais travaillé.”
That layabout has never worked a day.
Good to know
Old Brussels slang.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: fainéant
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