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40 phrases and expressions that only the Rennes forty-somethings still use

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The Editor

Since the dawn of time, super cool people don't stay that way for long... And then comes that day when they hit 40. Wow, it's totally insane, I'm blown away. Here’s a little top tip of all the fab expressions that are popular among 40-somethings and that are often totally awesome!

(Can you find the expressions from the “quadra” in the intro above?)


1. "Crap, I forgot my Walkman at the office"

2. "This isn’t Versailles"

3. "Not higher than the edge"

4. "You’ll give me the little sister"

5. "Step on it"

6. "We'll look like a bunch of idiots"

7. "One thing leads to another"

8. "Big ol’ mess"

9. "At full speed"

10. "In the end"

11. "Oh my, ouch!"

12. "Because that’s why"

13. "Can I get you a drink?"

14. "It’s going to be a party"

15. "You know a lot about that"

16. "He’s telling tall tales"

17. "Let’s have a blast"

18. "My folks say that"

19. "It's been"

20. "Wednesdaaaay"

21. "Perfect / right on point"

22. ""Let's go, yay!"

23. "Top-notch"

24. ""Tuesday in a week"

25. "No way, that's crazy!"

26. Suffixes like -oche: valoche, partoche...

27. "By extension"

28. "How's it going, young ones?"

29. "That's quirky!"

30. "I'll send you a text (variation: I'll send you an email)"

31. ""Goodness gracious"

32. "That's pretty cool"

33. "How should I put this"

34. "Would you believe it?"

35. "Awesome"

36. "Your friends are so street-smart" / "tough guy"

37. "End of story"

38. "And so on and so forth"

39

. "Transfer to a third party"  instead of " selling"

40. "To yours, Etienne !"

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