What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]
French verlan slang for "guy" or "man", from « mec ». It is used informally for a man or a boy, and is the male counterpart of « meuf ».
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Un keum m'a demandé où se trouvait la gare."
LORE & ORIGIN
Wiktionnaire lists « keum » as a verlan of « mec », with the rare variant « keumé » and the derivative « ciskeum ». Its quotations come from texts about the banlieues and from familiar dialogue. It forms a pair with the existing « meuf » entry (verlan of « femme »). No dated first use is documented in the sources consulted.
FIRST SEEN
Unknown (verlan of « mec »; no dated first use is documented)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2000s to 2020s, French youth speech
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↓ FADING
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]
MENTIONS OVER TIME
DOCUMENTED SINCE
Unknown (verlan of « mec »; no dated first use is documented)
NOW
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