While the origins of ‘kibosh’ appear to be unknown, ‘ holà’ goes back to the 14th century in France. Another way of saying it in English might be to ‘put the kibosh on it.’ If a situation appears to be agitated, and you feel the need to intervene in order to help calm things down, then this might be the expression you would use. This expression is a way to say that’s enough – or to ‘put the brakes on something.’ You might be thinking this must be some clever mix of Spanish and French, but ‘ holà’ actually has nothing to do with the Spanish greeting. Mettre le holà – pronounced meh-truh luh oh-la – literally means to put the ‘ holà’ on something.
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We are probably only going to stay for a few minutes.Ĭomment ça va pélo ? T’as des projets pour plus tard ? – How are you dude? Do you have plans for later?īecause you might need to do this if your friends go from laughing with you to laughing at you. – We are at the party but no one is here. Nous n’allons probablement rester que quelques minutes. Nous sommes à la fête mais il y a pas un pélo. However, it is less likely that the slang word pélo comes from this word. It is also not the first time a word with Romani origins found its way into the French lexicon – the word ‘ narvalo’ can be used to describe someone who is ‘crazy’ or ‘an imbecile.’Īlternatively, pelo (again, without the accent) in French is also an abbreviation for “local personnel,” an expression taken from military vocabulary used during the colonial era. The word ‘ biloute’ (another word for garçon, or young boy) also finds its origins in referencing the male member.
It might seem a bit shocking that a synonym for phallus might be used to refer to a person in French, but this is not the first time. Regarding its etymology, the original word in Romani is pelo (without the accent), which is a reference to male reproductive organs. You’re likely to hear it in pop or rap music, in informal, young settings, or in the commonly used phrase “ y a pas un pélo” which means (there is no one – il n’y a personne). The term is most common in Eastern France, particularly in Lyon and Grenoble, but it has begun to stretch westward. This word likely comes from the Romani language, but has been appropriated into French to be a synonym for the colloquial ‘ mec’ (bloke or dude). Pélo – pronounced pay-low – is originally not French at all. Because if someone is trying to get your attention on the streets of Lyon you might have this shouted at you.
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