rapiat
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “rapiat” mean?
stingy
Example
“Ne sois pas rapiat, paye ta tournée.”
Don't be stingy, buy your round.
Good to know
Heard in Belgium and Switzerland.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: avare
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