"mec" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛk/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-mec.wav Forms: mecs [plural]
Etymology: From mac, a shortening of maquereau (“pimp”), from Dutch makelaar (“broker”). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|mac}} mac, {{m|fr|maquereau||pimp}} maquereau (“pimp”), {{der|fr|nl|makelaar|t=broker}} Dutch makelaar (“broker”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mec m (plural mecs)
  1. (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend Tags: masculine, slang Categories (topical): Male people Synonyms: bougre, gars, type
    Sense id: en-mec-fr-noun-863hOluA Disambiguation of Male people: 98 2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. (obsolete, slang) pimp Tags: masculine, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-mec-fr-noun-EwIpzTYl

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mec meaning in French (2.4kB)

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        "4": "pimp"
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        "t": "broker"
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      "expansion": "Dutch makelaar (“broker”)",
      "name": "der"
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  ],
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            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
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            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
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        {
          "english": "Which guy stole my pants?",
          "text": "Quel mec a volé mon pantalon?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Hey dude! Dude, how do ya spell Paris?",
          "ref": "1984, “Paris”, performed by Taxi Girl (sung by Daniel Darc)",
          "text": "Hé mec ! Mec, comment t’épelles Paris ?",
          "type": "quotation"
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        [
          "chap",
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        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "gars"
        },
        {
          "word": "type"
        }
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      ],
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        "slang"
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          "english": "Which guy stole my pants?",
          "text": "Quel mec a volé mon pantalon?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Hey dude! Dude, how do ya spell Paris?",
          "ref": "1984, “Paris”, performed by Taxi Girl (sung by Daniel Darc)",
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          "word": "gars"
        },
        {
          "word": "type"
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