bouif

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bouif

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Viendrait de bâfrer ou bouffer selon Michel Juignet ^([1]).

noun bouifs

  1. colloquial Savetier ; cordonnier. Il nous appelle fainéants ? un crampu qui ne saurait lever ses quilles du tabouret. Mais les jambes te remonteraient jusqu'à la gruette, pauvre bouif !

Similar: gnaf

noun bouifs

  1. slang Bouffée de cigarette. - Tu veux une bouif ?

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Similar: gnaf

In English

  • cobbler person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes

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"bouif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/bouif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bouif. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bouif

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"bouif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bouif.

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@misc{bouif_2026,
  title = {bouif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bouif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}