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(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, v = Verlan (back-slang), Lit. = literally)

Un richard (*) Loaded geezer, very wealthy man.

Un aristo (*) An aristocrat or 'toff'.

BCBG = bon chic bon genre (*) A person who dresses smartly and expensively (Parisian slang). Posh in Paris!

Bobo or bo-bo = Bourgeois Bohême (*) People who prefer the 'Bohemian' way of life, support environmental issues and have good jobs.

Un bourge (*) A bourgeois. A bourgeois or middle-class person. Obviously, people who are anti-bourgeois can't be bothered to pronounce the whole word.

Un prolo (*) 'Prole', 'pleb', working class.

Un smicard (*) Somebody who only earns SMIC, Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance, or minimum wage.

Un rmiste (*) Pronounced like "remist". Someone who gets RMI, Revenu Minimum d'Insertion, jobseeker's allowance.

Un clodo (*) A tramp. Short for a un clochard.



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