"voyou" meaning in French

See voyou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vwa.ju/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-VictorDtmtc-voyou.wav Forms: voyous [plural], voyouse [feminine], voyoute [feminine]
Etymology: From voie (“way”) + -ou, from Latin via. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|voie|-ou|t1=way}} voie (“way”) + -ou, {{der|fr|la|via}} Latin via Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=voyouse|f2=voyoute}} voyou m (plural voyous, feminine voyouse or voyoute)
  1. (originally) urchin, street child Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-voyou-fr-noun-GHqPX6~P Disambiguation of People: 61 38 1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ou, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 1 51 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ou: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 1 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 1 51
  2. (derogatory) thug, yob, hooligan Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-voyou-fr-noun-HahXj4DC
  3. (derogatory) good for nothing Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: vaurien
    Sense id: en-voyou-fr-noun-LlPRd52M Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ou, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 1 51 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ou: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 1 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 1 51

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1963, “Strip-Tease”, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), performed by Nico:",
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