If you have spent any time around young French people, listening to French music or scrolling through French social media, you may have come across words such as 'meuf', 'ouf', 'chelou' or 'relou'.
Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com
Updated: Mon 7 Sep 2026 16:17 CET
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