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Updated: Wed 26 Aug 2026 11:20 CET
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This word describes a fine and long-standing French tradition.
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This word describes a fine and long-standing French tradition.
Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com
Updated: Wed 26 Aug 2026 11:20 CET
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This French word is a little vintage but still used for different situations today.

If you've spent any time around young French speakers, you've probably heard someone shout this French expression.

You might already know the French word clochard...

This French word has been around since the Middle Ages and can still be found today in the press when describing certain…

From breathtaking landscapes to unbelievable football goals, the French love describing anything extraordinary as 'une dinguerie'.

This French expression doesn't only have culinary origins.