Top French Slang for 2025

And now we present 25 French slang words for 2025!

Here are 25 contemporary French slang terms, each accompanied by a bilingual example sentence:

1. Ça roule
   Meaning: It's going well; it's all good.
   Example:

   • French: "Ça roule ?"
   • English: "All good?"
     

2. Chanmé
   Meaning: Awesome; wicked (derived from "méchant" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "Ce concert était chanmé !"
   • English: "That concert was awesome!"
     

3. Chelou
   Meaning: Shady; suspicious (derived from "louche" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "Ce type est vraiment chelou."
   • English: "That guy is really shady."
     

4. Ouf
   Meaning: Crazy; amazing (derived from "fou" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "Cette fête était ouf !"
   • English: "That party was crazy!"
     

5. Teuf
   Meaning: Party (derived from "fête" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "On va à une teuf ce soir."
   • English: "We're going to a party tonight."
     

6. Pécho
   Meaning: To hook up; to catch (derived from "choper" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "Il a pécho une fille hier soir."
   • English: "He hooked up with a girl last night."
     

7. Vénère
   Meaning: Annoyed; pissed off (derived from "énervé" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "Je suis trop vénère contre lui."
   • English: "I'm really pissed off at him."
     

8. Bolos
   Meaning: Loser; naive person.
   Example:

   • French: "Ne sois pas un bolos."
   • English: "Don't be a loser."
     

9. Relou
   Meaning: Annoying; bothersome (derived from "lourd" in verlan).
   Example:

   • French: "Ce mec est trop relou."
   • English: "That guy is so annoying."
     

10. Mater
    Meaning: To check out; to look at.
    Example:

    • French: "Il n'arrête pas de mater les filles."
    • English: "He keeps checking out the girls."
      

11. Bouffer
    Meaning: To eat (informal).
    Example:

    • French: "On va bouffer quoi ce soir ?"
    • English: "What are we eating tonight?"
      

12. Pote
    Meaning: Friend; buddy.
    Example:

    • French: "C'est mon pote d'enfance."
    • English: "He's my childhood friend."
      

13. Chouette
    Meaning: Cool; great.
    Example:

    • French: "Cette idée est chouette."
    • English: "This idea is great."
      

14. Frérot
    Meaning: Bro; little brother.
    Example:

    • French: "Salut, frérot !"
    • English: "Hey, bro!"
      

15. Chiant(e)
    Meaning: Annoying; a pain.
    Example:

    • French: "Ce travail est vraiment chiant."
    • English: "This job is really annoying."
      

16. Oklm
    Meaning: Chill; relaxed (phonetic abbreviation of "au calme").
    Example:

    • French: "Il est oklm chez lui."
    • English: "He's chilling at home."
      

17. Une clope
    Meaning: A cigarette.
    Example:

    • French: "Tu as une clope ?"
    • English: "Do you have a cigarette?"