What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]
French verlan slang for "father", the male counterpart of « reum ». It is informal and used by young speakers for their own or someone's father.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Mon reup m'a déposé devant le lycée ce matin."
LORE & ORIGIN
Wiktionnaire defines « reup » as a verlan of « père », notes the clipped variant form « reupé », and gives a quotation dated 2001 (Fabrice Fournier, Sans déc... je vous le jure). It is listed alongside « reuf », « reum » and « reusse ». No dated first use is documented in the sources consulted.
FIRST SEEN
Unknown (verlan of « père »; earliest cited use in Wiktionnaire is a 2001 quotation)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2000s to 2020s, French youth speech and rap
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↓ FADING
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
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MENTIONS OVER TIME
DOCUMENTED SINCE
Unknown (verlan of « père »; earliest cited use in Wiktionnaire is a 2001 quotation)
NOW
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