chelou
🇫🇷 French slang from France
What does “chelou” mean?
weird, sketchy
Example
“C'est chelou, il répond plus à mes messages.”
It's weird, he's not answering my messages anymore.
Good to know
Verlan of 'louche' (shady).
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: bizarre
Heard in a conversation
The night bus home
Karim Grave, merci. Par contre j'ai la dalle, j'ai rien bouffé depuis midi.
Totally, thanks. But I'm starving, I haven't eaten a thing since noon.
Léa Téma le mec au fond du bus, il chante du Johnny à fond. Trop chelou.
Check out the guy at the back of the bus, he's belting out Johnny Hallyday. So weird.
Karim Mdr, en vrai il chante bien. Askip c'est un habitué de la ligne.
Lol, honestly he sings well. Apparently he's a regular on this line.
🤨 How other countries say “weird, sketchy”
- 🇨🇦 weirdQuébec
More from France
- oufcrazy, insane, amazing
- gravetotally, seriously, a lot
- avoir la flemmeto not be bothered, feel lazy
- daron / daronnedad / mom
- bagnolecar
- govacar
- fliccop
- keufcop
Songs from France
- La Vie en rose · Édith PiafLevel A2
- Dernière danse · IndilaLevel A2
- Non, je ne regrette rien · Édith PiafLevel A2
- Les Champs-Élysées · Joe DassinLevel A2
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