quétaine
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “quétaine” mean?
tacky, cheesy
Example
“Sa déco de Noël est vraiment quétaine.”
His Christmas decorations are really tacky.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: kitsch
Heard in a conversation
Shopping before the date
Rosalie Un gars de ma job. Il est vraiment fin.
A guy from my work. He's really sweet.
Camille Wow! Faque on te trouve de quoi de beau, mais pas quétaine.
Wow! So we'll find you something nice, but not tacky.
Rosalie Pas quétaine pantoute, promis! Pis après, on jase au café?
Not tacky at all, promise! And after, we chat at the café?
🦚 How other countries say “tacky, cheesy”
- 🇫🇷 ringardFrance
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- niaiserto kid around, mess with
- niaiseuxsilly, dumb
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