bouffon
🇫🇷 French slang from France
What does “bouffon” mean?
idiot, clown
Example
“Laisse-le, c'est un bouffon.”
Leave him, he's a clown.
Good to know
Literally 'jester'. Mild insult.
Who you can say it to
Only with close friends
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: un idiot
🤡 How other countries say “idiot, clown”
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