guèze

French

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ge'ez ግዕዝ (gəʿz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛz/

Noun

guèze m (uncountable)

1. Ge'ez language

Etymology 2

Uncertain. From gai. Or from dialectal Arabic جَايِز (jāyiz, “fitting, correct, ready”).

Alternative forms

• guez

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛz/, /ɡɛʒ/

Adjective

guèze (plural guèzes)

1. (slang) pleased, OK, content
   • 2012, Leck, “Yougo Youguette” (track 16), in Booska Tape, Vol. 1‎^[1]:

     J’suis tout guez, ok, pas besoin d’faire le foolek

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adverb

guèze

1. (slang) not

   Synonyms: pas, point

   • 2023 July 14, Larry, “EN PÉPÉ 5”‎^[2], 1:37:

     Elle rêve encore de moi j’la touche pas guez

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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