A
word from the vernacular dialect Gaga, still in use nowadays in Saint-Etienne and the Forez former province of France. Fouilla is a interjection expressing surprise, sympathy, affection, embarassment, concern, disappointment or disillusionment. It's a
popular expression used in daily life in its original region. It can also be used to express nostalgia or claim a
popular identity.
"C'est un sacré matru, fouilla !"
"Fouilla ! T’as vu
ce badabeu comme y se
gare ?
"Fouilla beauseigne, tous bazuts ces gagas avec leur franc-
parler stéphanois"