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French slang
Crazy or awesome. Verlan for "fou."
Safe to use?
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Usually positive or approving in casual contexts.
Region
French
Formality
Informal.
ouf means Crazy or awesome. Verlan for "fou.". It is best read as french slang associated with French.
"ouf" means Crazy or awesome. Verlan for "fou.". In French, the nuance may be more specific.
Use it in casual contexts where the listener already understands the tone around the term.
"People use "ouf" to mean crazy or awesome. verlan for "fou."."
"I saw "ouf" in a message and checked the context before using it."
"That sounds like "ouf" if everyone in the conversation understands the tone."
Usually positive or approving in casual contexts.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Crazy situation or thing
Crazy, intense, unbelievable.
Soft affirmation, exasperation, or emphasis. A universal conversational particle.
Used for emphasis at the end of a statement; definitive.
Crazy (shortened).
Yes; absolutely; completely (often used as an independent affirmative).
Our current dataset does not confirm the exact origin of "ouf". The entry is associated with French, but that is a usage clue rather than proof of origin. We avoid filling that gap with guessed history.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
This entry is best understood as French slang. Usage can still vary by speaker and context.
Use caution. Slang can sound too casual or forced in professional settings unless the workplace tone is relaxed.
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