-ouze

See also: ouze

French

Alternative forms

• -ouse

Etymology

Apparently representing an old form of the feminine suffix -euse, preserved in slang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uz/

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Suffix

-ouze

1. forms colloquial or slang feminine forms of nouns

   ‎bague (“ring”) + ‎-ouze → ‎bagouze (“large ring”) (slang)

   ‎barbe (“beard”) + ‎-ouze → ‎barbouze (“thug”) (slang)

   ‎bière (“beer”) + ‎-ouze → ‎binouze (“(glass of) beer”) (informal)

   ‎centrale (“center”) + ‎-ouze → ‎centrouze (“central prison house”) (slang)

   ‎cravate (“tie (garment worn around the neck)”) + ‎-ouze → ‎cravetouze (“tie”) (slang)

   ‎feuille (“leaf”) + ‎-ouze → ‎fouillouze (“pocket (of a garment)”) (obsolete)

   ‎FLN (“FLN (National Liberation Front, in Algeria)”) + ‎-ouze → ‎fellouze (“guerrilla soldier in Algeria”) (pejorative)

   ‎gamelle (“portable pot or pan”) + ‎-ouze → ‎galetouze, galtouze (“dish”) (slang)

   ‎partie (“game, match”) + ‎-ouze → ‎partouze (“orgy”)

   ‎perle (“pearl”) + ‎-ouze → ‎perlouze (“pearl; fart”) (slang)

   ‎piqure (“prick, injection”) + ‎-ouze → ‎piquouze (“prick, hit (of heroin)”) (slang)

   ‎tante (“aunt”) + ‎-ouze → ‎tantouze (“queer, homo”) (informal, pejorative)

   ‎valise (“suitcase”) + ‎-ouze → ‎valtouze (“suitcase”) (informal)