Weird (but mostly brilliant) French Words and Expressions Part 2

Every language has its own share of weirdness lurking around somewhere; hastily shoved under the rug, away from any prying eyes (and ears). Well, you can take a collective sigh of relief because this list isn’t about any of those. This part 2 of the series is about words that are considered weird because of either of the following reasons: its (ridiculously) funny sound, the strange quality of the word itself, or the awesome fact that it even exists at all. Most of these French words are, in fact, quite brilliant that you should start adding it to your vocabulary – and fast! If you haven’t checked out the first part, feel free to teleport through this link over here. Now on to the list.     1.Mettre en valeur: to show something off to its best light, or to re-arrange a place to make it more aesthetically appealing.