What Does This Mean?
French verlan slang for "old" (from « vieux »), used as an adjective and as a noun for an older person. In the plural « les ieuv » it commonly means elders, and some dictionaries also give the senses "father" and "parents". It is informal and appears in rap.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Les ieuv du quartier jouent aux boules tous les dimanches."
LORE & ORIGIN
Le Dictionnaire de la Zone records « yeuve », with « ieuv » as a spelling variant, as a verlan of « vieux » (v-ieux, ieux-v, yeuve) with the senses old, father and parents, illustrated by rap examples. Wiktionnaire's entry for « vieux » was also opened but did not show a verlan mention in the part that could be read. No dated first use is documented in the sources consulted.
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