What Is Avoir La Hess?
3.2BRAINROT SCOREavoir la hess French slang for being in a bad patch: broke, short of luck or in hardship. « La hess » names a difficult situation, close to « la galère » or « la misère », and « avoir la hess » says that someone is living through it.
Origin:Wiktionnaire defines « hess » as a feminine slang noun for a difficult situation (crisis, hardship, bad luck), from the Arabic « حسد » (envy), with the borrowing date left unspecified. Its cited uses are the expression « C'est la hess » (France Bleu, 21 February 2018), a banner « À bas la hess ! » at the Paris May Day march of 1 May 2018, and Le Figaro, 10 November 2021. The exact form « avoir la hess » is not on the page.
First Seen:Unknown (earliest dated Wiktionnaire citations for « la hess »: 2018)
Peak Era:2018 to 2020s, French youth speech and social media
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Fin de mois, j'ai trop la hess."
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