Rings of Trust
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Ain: What? Did I hear you right?
Allons: Let’s go.
beb: baby, sweetheart; (slang)
bébé: baby
bon: good
Bon Dieu: Good God!
bon rien: shiftless, good-for-nothing
boo; boo boo: terms of endearment, friendship
boo-ray, bourre : an extremely popular card game in South Louisiana
boscoyo: Cypress tree stump
capon: coward
catin: doll in Cajun French Louisiana; in France, a prostitute
C’est sa cooyôn: You’re a fool/stupid.
cher: term of endearment; pronounced shâ; not to be confused with Cher the singer
Cher Bon Dieu: Dear Good Lord
cher t’bêbê: darling little baby
coo wee: wow!
cooyôn: stupid, foolish
debile: idiot
doe doe: sleep, nap
eau: water
entêté: stubborn
fou: crazy
gaienne: girlfriend
gosh da dônc: dammit to hell
gree gree (gris gris): curse
Je t’ame: I love you.
jolie: pretty, beautiful; term of endearment: jolie catin (beautiful girl, doll, baby)
magazin: commercial store; large storage place
mais: well, but; (commonly used)
Mais jamais: But never!
Merci: Thank you.
Merci beaucoup: Thank you very much.
Merci Bon Dieu: Thank God!
merde: shit
lagniappe: something extra; a bit more
Mo chagren: I’m sorry.
mon: my
mon amour: my love
noblesse oblige: nobility obliges; whoever claims to be noble must act nobly
non: no
ouais: yeah, yep
oui: yes
pa-rân: godfather, mentor
pod-nah: partner; friend; (slang gained from Wild West usage)
poo-yi: stinky, smelly
ro-day: go/move from place to place
Sacre´ bleu: Holy crap!
shâ: pronunciation of cher and used to remind reader Cher is the name of a singer
Ta queule: Shut the hell up!
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