tocard

French

Alternative forms

• toquard

Etymology

Borrowed from Norman toquard. By surface analysis, toquer +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.kaʁ/

• Audio:

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Adjective

tocard (feminine tocarde, masculine plural tocards, feminine plural tocardes)

1. (colloquial) tasteless, out of fashion, tacky, naff

   Synonyms: ringard, démodé

   Ses chaussures tocardes avaient quelque chose de touchant.

   There was something endearing about his tacky shoes.

2. (colloquial) unattractive

   Il ne se rend pas compte qu’il est complètement tocard.

   He does not realize that he is completely unattractive.

Noun

tocard m (plural tocards, feminine tocarde)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) useless thing, worthless person or animal, loser

   miser sur un tocard ― to bet on the wrong horse

   • 2012, Bastien Vivès, L'amour (shampooing), Delcourt, page 131:

     Qu’est-ce que tu essaies de me faire comprendre avec tes sous-entendus… que je me suis tapé que des tocards avant toi !

     What are you trying to imply with all your innuendos… that I only fucked losers before you?!

Further reading

• “tocard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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