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[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

French verlan slang for "star", meaning a celebrity or famous person, also written « resta ». It is informal and common in rap and youth speech, often with a slightly ironic edge when someone is said to act like a star.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Depuis qu'elle passe à la télé, elle se prend pour une reusta."

LORE & ORIGIN

Wiktionnaire lists « reusta » as a feminine noun, a variant of « resta » and a verlan of the English loanword « star ». It quotes a 2014 rap track by Gradur in which the word appears in a line refusing the status of « reusta ». No dated first use is documented in the sources consulted.

FIRST SEEN
Unknown (verlan of « star »; earliest cited use in Wiktionnaire is a 2014 rap track)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2010s to 2020s, French rap and youth speech
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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Unknown (verlan of « star »; earliest cited use in Wiktionnaire is a 2014 rap track)
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