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vénère

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: French Verlan / Youth SlangCLUSTER: french_verlan

French slang adjective meaning very angry or worked up (« je suis trop vénère »). It is invariable in gender and takes the plural « vénères ». It is also used as a verb in the form « ça me vénère » (it makes me furious).

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Il était tellement vénère après le match qu'il n'a parlé à personne."

LORE & ORIGIN

Wiktionnaire records « vénère » as verlan of « énervé » and labels it familiar slang, quoting uses from books and the press between 2003 and 2023, including the verb use « ça m'vénère ». The date is listed as to be specified, so no dated first use is documented.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (Wiktionnaire gives the date as to be specified; attestations quoted from 2003 onward)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2000s to 2020s, French verlan and youth speech

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRvénère →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

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