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Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:55 pm to
Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:55 pm to
' France a quatre "pot". He probably meant he was going to France on all fours. Crawling to France. I grew up with my parents an grands all speaking french. Still understand but dont speak enough.
Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:06 pm to
Cowan in south LA. Means turtle. In Avoyelles parish it means " female sex organ". Imagine my uncles surprise when he walked into a restaurant in Houma and the special was Cowan!
Posted by jimbeam
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:09 pm to
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Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:10 pm to
Gallette also has a female sexual organ in avoyelles but in some parishes gallette is like a begniet. I ha a friend who talked about eating gallettes for breakfast to a female cousins of mine and I fell out laughing at the expression on her face. What is the third meaning of cowan?
Posted by tigerfoot
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:12 pm to
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Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:18 pm to
Cher petite bebe sucre. Pronounced cher tee bibi such. Sweet little sugar baby. My favorite, after couyon of course.
Mange merde is shiteater. I like the term immerdeur, on who fouls up, gets shite on something.
Posted by GeauxVoorhies
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:21 pm to
I always thought couyon meant dumb arse? Maybe just how my fam used it. Grande chou = fat arse. Chein= dog. Can understand more than I can speak anymore though.
Posted by dpd901
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:25 pm to
Make a "couche" Technically means Evening outing, but used to refer to an evening hunting trip.

Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:34 pm to
You are right. Couyon spelled
Couillon I think. Means fool dumb arse clown.
Fat arse gros or grande chou, sp?


Posted by GeauxVoorhies
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:37 pm to
Have no idea how to spell it. Sounds like graun chew
Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:38 pm to
Evening visit is "allez a LA vay". Not sure of spelling but "vay" means evening or eve
Posted by LSUCouyon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:49 pm to
Sounds right.
Mes amis, l'heure est tarde. Bon soir a vous autre. Bon soir veaux cabris.
My friends, the hour is late. Good night to you all. Good night ole geauxt.
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 9:50 pm
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 10:56 pm to
po pi ah nets (butterfly)
tranasse (ditch smaller than a bayou)

Nonc (uncle)
Ta-Tant (normally the oldest aunt, the younger ones were just Tant) crevattes (shrimp)
Tahn Pet (afternoon thunderstorm)
paquet (trawl bag)

prim de las prets (little tubular fish trabslate to priest d...)

man ge on a filet d jambon (eat a ham sandwhich)
thle-a (picking) box

Shwick (oyster)

Tombo (rake)

Canard = duck


And the number one word that I cant believe hasnt been mentioned is a Shawz..... which is what you call something when you dont know what it is
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 10:58 pm
Posted by Coon
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:04 pm to
quote:

And the number one word that I cant believe hasnt been mentioned is a Shawz..... which is what you call something when you dont know what it is


It was on my list but I took it off because i thought it was a word my mom made up. Same exact definition!
Posted by Baers Foot
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:08 pm to
Fonchoc (fawn-chock) - generally a douchebag who thinks highly of himself.

Not really Cajun French, but we always called those spikey bastids that grow in the grass and stick your feet: rock-a-cha's
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:12 pm to
Pis son lis thats the black and yellow flowers that grow wild in the fields. Cajun lore has it that if you play around in them they make you pee in the bed.
Posted by Kajungee
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:16 pm to
Comment si va

Like others here my Maw Maw spoke french first.
Many of these I have not heard in years, others I use everyday.
A few others come to mind

Bourre anyone?

Pirogue

Ca cest bon

Beau coup

Lache pas la patate
Posted by SpicyStacy
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:21 pm to
Oh forgot me n lil spicy use these daily... vien ici and allons
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 11:23 pm
Posted by SpicyStacy
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:22 pm to
We call those "pee-caws" ......the stickers in the yard
Posted by BRgetthenet
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:28 pm to
Rock a chaws is my high school mascot.
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