Mabeuf (en. Mabeuf)

/ma.bøf/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A mabeuf refers to a person of a certain age often seen as outdated or conservative.

The mabeuf of the neighborhood always opposes new ideas.

Le mabeuf du quartier s'oppose toujours aux nouvelles idées.

Figuratively, a mabeuf can refer to an outdated character in a narrative.

The main character is a mabeuf lost in the modern world.

Le personnage principal est un mabeuf perdu dans le monde moderne.

Mabeuf can also designate a man who is too attached to traditions.

He is a true mabeuf, refusing to change his habits.

Il est un véritable mabeuf, il refuse de changer ses habitudes.

Of popular and slang origin, the word mabeuf could come from the expression 'ma beauf', referring to a brother-in-law in a derisive manner.

to be a mabeuf

To be a person who is outdated or boring.

être un mabeuf

to have a mabeuf spirit

To be rooted in old ideas or traditions.

avoir l'esprit mabeuf

to look old like a mabeuf

To express an opinion on someone's lack of modernity.

regarder vieux comme un mabeuf

old

Who is of age, who is old.

vieux

bourgeois

Relating to the middle class, often criticized for its conformism.

bourgeois

conservative

A person who prefers to keep traditions and resist change.

conservateur

An old fogy

His idea about modern music is typically that of an old fogy.

Son idée sur la musique moderne, c'est typiquement celle d'un vieux schnock.

A has-been

This teacher is a has-been, always stuck in his 70s.

Ce prof est un has been, toujours coincé dans ses années 70.