Weird (but kinda cool) French Words and Expressions Part 1

Every language has its own share of weird words. French is not exempt from this. Here in this article, we listed down words that we think are quite weird due to either:         its funny sound,         the strangeness of the word itself, or         the awesome fact that it even exists at all. Can you think of even more weird French words? If what you have in mind is not included here, make sure to check the 2nd Part and the 3rd Part of this article series. Feel free to leave a comment, too! So, let’s get the ball rolling, shall we? 1. borgne: one-eyed person via GIPHY Why the French has decided to come up with a single word for a one-eyed person, no one can truly tell. But “borgne” has figured in a couple of French proverbs such as: Au royaume des aveugles les borgnes sont rois.  (In the land
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Published on September 25, 2015 00:32
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