bouffer
to eat / to scarf down / to chow down
Intermediate Verb
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Pronunciation
/bu.fe/
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Cultural Note
The casual, slightly vulgar alternative to 'manger' (to eat). While France is known for its refined gastronomy, 'bouffer' is how people actually talk about eating in daily life. 'On bouffe quoi ce soir?' is said in French homes more often than any Michelin-starred phrase. 'La bouffe' (the food/grub) is the noun form. In a country obsessed with eating well, having a separate, rougher word for eating shows that even the French sometimes just want to inhale a kebab at 2 AM.
📝 Example Sentences
J'ai trop faim, on va bouffer où ?
I'm so hungry, where are we going to eat?
Il a bouffé toute la pizza tout seul.
He scarfed down the entire pizza by himself.