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Re: New French Word

"pimponer" is to primp. Maybe the origin of the English "pimped out"?

Re: New French Word

"Pimponner" or "pomponner" = to primp, dress up with care with a bobble (pompon in French).
This verb is usually used for the dress of the women, rarely for the men, but it's possible

Marc

Re: New French Word

Marc, you as the expert: where do women wear them then?

Men do, mainly on top, and when to do with music:




BTW Many love and/or hate this instrument, a bit like the story of the Cajun accordion .... ? - Nout

Re: New French Word

Nout I like your humor !!

Marc.

Re: New French Word

Nout, the times changed !!

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/multimedia/videos?id=108893

Marc.

Re: New French Word

La parade des pompons.

Re: New French Word

Pimponner sounds like it might be related to or the origin of the English word pamper. Same vowel sound for the first syllable.

Re: New French Word

"Se pimponner" (created in Louisiana) might be a mixture of "se pomponner" and the adjective "pimpant"
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/pimpant

Re: New French Word

And pinponner? is that an official word in France?
(The sound a police car makes?)

Re: New French Word

No, it is not used in France. But "pomponné" and "pimpant" are so close phonetically and semantically that they might have merged into "pimponner". Well, I suppose so... But the word may be of another origin, or it may simply be an evolution of its pronunciation in Louisiana. The DLF does not say anything about it.

And yes, French fire trucks and police cars go "piiin pooon, piiin pooon", and ambulances go "pin pon pin"

Re: New French Word

I learned that from reading French "bandes dessinées"

Re: New French Word

My granny who lived in moreauville & spoke cajun french all the time. She came to live with us in New Orleans as she got up in age. She used that word to describe me all the time because I was always looking in the mirror fixing my hair & makeup (and often made us late going anywhere)! .



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