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wesh

WESHinterjectionInformalBanlieue

A French slang term. Browse all French slang.

What it means

  1. Hey; yo. A greeting, and also an attention-getter: wesh, tu fais quoi?

  2. Used alone as an expression of surprise or indignation.

Examples with translations

  • Wesh, ça va ou quoi?

    Hey, how's it going?

  • Wesh, t'as vu ça?

    Whoa, did you see that?

Where it comes from

From Algerian Arabic wešnu / weš rak, 'how are you'. One of many Maghrebi borrowings that entered French through the banlieues and then spread nationally through rap. It is strongly marked — using it outside its home register sounds like an imitation.