A combonation of two languages: Français and Anglaise (French and English).
Franglais can be either a French conversation peppered with English words, or vice versa.
It is commonly used by French teenagers.
It does not necessarily mean that they have forgotten a word, although using Franglais is a good coverup if they do forget the translation of some words.
The words used DO have proper translations.
Franglais can be either a French conversation peppered with English words, or vice versa.
It is commonly used by French teenagers.
It does not necessarily mean that they have forgotten a word, although using Franglais is a good coverup if they do forget the translation of some words.
The words used DO have proper translations.
Franglais:
Gina: Ah mon amie, veux-tu un beer?
Moi: Non merci, je suis le stuffed. As-tu regardé le episode de Newport Beach hier?!
Gina: Mais bien sûr! Ben McKenzie est un hunk hein?
Moi: Je pense que obviously.
Translated:
Gina: Want a beer?
Me: No thanks, I'm stuffed. Did you watch the O.C. yesterday?!
Gina: Duh! Ben McKenzie is a total hottie eh?
Me: He's rellin.
Gina: Ah mon amie, veux-tu un beer?
Moi: Non merci, je suis le stuffed. As-tu regardé le episode de Newport Beach hier?!
Gina: Mais bien sûr! Ben McKenzie est un hunk hein?
Moi: Je pense que obviously.
Translated:
Gina: Want a beer?
Me: No thanks, I'm stuffed. Did you watch the O.C. yesterday?!
Gina: Duh! Ben McKenzie is a total hottie eh?
Me: He's rellin.
by Sahara September 3, 2005
Get the franglais mug.1) A language used as vernacular for communication amongst many speakers of different languages, i.e. a creole.
2) An early version of this, a mix of English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and other languages with Italian.
3) (British) The English variant used by many Asian immigrants, mixing English with Indian tongues like Gujarati, Urdu/Hindi, Sinhalese, etc.
2) An early version of this, a mix of English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and other languages with Italian.
3) (British) The English variant used by many Asian immigrants, mixing English with Indian tongues like Gujarati, Urdu/Hindi, Sinhalese, etc.
1) Swahili is the lingua franca in East Africa. Millions of people who speak indigenous languages also speak it for communication.
by derangedpoet October 9, 2003
Get the lingua franca mug."This poll was not honestly worded; I do not trust the numbers". Originated from an episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit! where P&T interview Frank Luntz, a pollster for the Republican party who specializes in "testing language and finding words that will help his clients sell their product or turn public opinion on an issue or a candidate."
On the show, he admits in his own words he was hired by media companies like FOX News "to ask a question in the way that you get the right answer". P&T suggest the next time you see a pie chart you remember Frank. They joke they have 27% of people (in the studio) pledged to yell "Fuck you, Frank!" whenever they are confronted with the results of a poll, and encourages viewers to do the same.
On the show, he admits in his own words he was hired by media companies like FOX News "to ask a question in the way that you get the right answer". P&T suggest the next time you see a pie chart you remember Frank. They joke they have 27% of people (in the studio) pledged to yell "Fuck you, Frank!" whenever they are confronted with the results of a poll, and encourages viewers to do the same.
Frank: Do you think U.S immigration policy is unfair towards Mexicans?
Cindy: Yes
Frank: Do you think the U.S should enforce border security and end birthright citizenship for illegal aliens so a second 9/11 can't happen?
Cindy: Yes
Frank: Ha, ha! I got you to contradict yourself!
Cindy: Fuck you Frank!
Cindy: Yes
Frank: Do you think the U.S should enforce border security and end birthright citizenship for illegal aliens so a second 9/11 can't happen?
Cindy: Yes
Frank: Ha, ha! I got you to contradict yourself!
Cindy: Fuck you Frank!
by Suddenly, UNIX! January 17, 2008
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James Franco looks like James Dean... so maybe it IS James Dean... oh wait... it can't be... they have different last names.
by Lois J Lane February 24, 2011
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by Nick Newman February 3, 2004
Get the frankenputer mug.To make up completely absurd details about any and every situation.
TO one-up someone.
To blindly attempt to belittle someone.
A pathetic attempt to sound smart.
TO one-up someone.
To blindly attempt to belittle someone.
A pathetic attempt to sound smart.
Joe says "Yeah my dad is handicapped from Viet Nam"
Frank replies "What a fuckin pussy, I got shot 19 times at point blank range with an M-16 using titanium tipped, armor piercing
rounds. After I finished my tour there, I started to learn
the art of the Samurai. When I mastered that I got all my
engineering degrees, my culinary arts masters, english major,
started my own business, became a governmental deadly weapon,
won the world bull ridding championship, built and raced 1000 HP
cars, had several genius children, became the largest drug smuggler
in the south (i carried duel 9's to keep safe), had a quadruple
bypass, helped my uncle designed the commonly used spacecraft
for NASA, wrote and published several books before for you and
your family was born, owned and ran a strip club, bowled professionally
for 5 years. And that was all before I was 30. Now I engineer price
quotes for new builds"
Joe says "Frank, aren't you only like 32?"
Frank replies "Old enough to kick your ass"
Frank replies "What a fuckin pussy, I got shot 19 times at point blank range with an M-16 using titanium tipped, armor piercing
rounds. After I finished my tour there, I started to learn
the art of the Samurai. When I mastered that I got all my
engineering degrees, my culinary arts masters, english major,
started my own business, became a governmental deadly weapon,
won the world bull ridding championship, built and raced 1000 HP
cars, had several genius children, became the largest drug smuggler
in the south (i carried duel 9's to keep safe), had a quadruple
bypass, helped my uncle designed the commonly used spacecraft
for NASA, wrote and published several books before for you and
your family was born, owned and ran a strip club, bowled professionally
for 5 years. And that was all before I was 30. Now I engineer price
quotes for new builds"
Joe says "Frank, aren't you only like 32?"
Frank replies "Old enough to kick your ass"
by dirka dirka April 29, 2005
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Takes its name from the huge levers used in black and white Frankenstein films to activate the elaborate mechanism used to reanimate The Creature, usually resulting in electrical discharge and cries of "it's alive!!!"
Takes its name from the huge levers used in black and white Frankenstein films to activate the elaborate mechanism used to reanimate The Creature, usually resulting in electrical discharge and cries of "it's alive!!!"
Boss: "Can you migrate all of our users to the new database, change the domain of everyone's email and redirect all traffic to the new datacentre ASAP?"
IT staff: "Sure. I'll just pull this Frankenstein switch..."
IT staff: "Sure. I'll just pull this Frankenstein switch..."
by sproates April 13, 2010
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