putain de
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
putain de (feminine putaine de, masculine plural putains des, feminine plural putaines des)
- (slang, vulgar) fucking (as an intensifier)
- J'ai passé un putain de bon moment.
- I had a fucking great time.
Usage notes
This is not a noun phrase, but an adjective phrase; indeed, the gender of the article depends on that of the second noun: un putain de restaurant, not **une putain de restaurant. Compare drôle de for a similar behaviour, as well as espèce de.