Coconnas (en. Coconnas)

/kɔ.kɔ.nɑ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Naive individual or dupe.

Don't be coconnas, be careful of scams.

Ne sois pas coconnas, fais attention aux arnaques.

Easily deceived person.

This man is really coconnas, he believes everything his partner tells him.

Cet homme est vraiment coconnas, il croit tout ce que lui dit son associé.

Someone who is fooled by flattery.

She has always been coconnas, falling for empty promises.

Elle a toujours été coconnas, tombant amoureux des promesses en l'air.

The term derives from the Old French 'coconne', which referred to a stupid woman, and has evolved to denote both men and women.

to be coconnas

To be the victim of a deception.

être coconnas

to make coconnas

To deceive someone, to dupe them.

faire coconnas

coconnerie

Act of deception or naivety.

coconnerie

coconne

Naive or duped woman.

coconne

To get taken in.

He got taken in like a coconnas by this scam.

Il s'est fait avoir comme un coconnas par cette arnaque.

To be too gullible.

Nothing is more coconnas than to believe all those stories.

Rien de plus coconnas que de croire à toutes ces histoires.