chiant

French

Etymology

From the verb chier. The adjectival senses are from its derivative faire chier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃjɑ̃/

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Adjective

chiant (feminine chiante, masculine plural chiants, feminine plural chiantes)

1. (vulgar, slang, informal, colloquial) annoying
   • 1997, “Léa”, in Louise Attaque, performed by Louise Attaque:

     Elle est pas méchante / Mais putain qu’est ce qu’elle est chiante

     She isn't mean / But fuck, she's annoying

2. (vulgar, slang) boring

Derived terms

• chiant comme la pluie

Participle

chiant

1. present participle of chier

Further reading

• “chiant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• chinât
• nichât