bâfrer

French

Etymology

Originally onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.fʁe/ ~ /bɑ.fʁe/
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Verb

bâfrer

  1. (colloquial) to guzzle, gobble; to binge, pig out
    • 2023, Fabcaro, Didier Conrad, L'iris blanc [Asterix and the White Iris] (Asterix), Vanves: Hachette, →ISBN, page 34:
      Oh, lui, tu le connais, tant qu'il est avec ses copains il est content. Ça bâfre, ça boit et ça rigole …
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  2. (colloquial, reflexive) to gobble down, wolf down (to eat quickly and greedily)

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