niaiseux
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “niaiseux” mean?
silly, dumb
Example
“C'est un film niaiseux, mais je l'aime.”
It's a dumb movie, but I love it.
Good to know
Mild, often affectionate.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: bête
Heard in a conversation
Snowstorm run to the corner store
Maude Il fait tellement frette... Bon, correct, j'arrive.
It's so freezing... OK, fine, I'm coming.
Antoine Regarde le voisin qui pellette en bobettes ! Il est complètement niaiseux.
Look at the neighbour shovelling in his underwear! He's totally nuts.
Maude Ben là ! Arrête de niaiser pis avance, j'ai frette aux pieds !
Come on! Stop messing around and keep walking, my feet are freezing!
🤡 How other countries say “idiot, clown”
More from Québec
- quétainetacky, cheesy
- chialerto complain, whine
- achalerto bother, bug
- gratteuxstingy, cheapskate
- téteuxsuck-up; a pest
- colonuncouth, a boor
- épaisidiot, thick
- nonosilly, dopey
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