More French slang

As promised in yesterday’s post on French slang, here is the bawdier level of French slang: the contrepet, or contrepeteries I never heard of ‘Contrepet’ or ‘Contrepeteries’ until we spend time as ’stagiares’ or deckhands on the Belem, a 19th century sailing ship. Contrepets is a play on words which depends on switching letters and [...]

 

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