Chokbar - roughly pronounced show-kuh-bar- is a French slang word that means to be ‘shocked’ or ‘surprised’. As it is very ...

Why do I need to know argot? Because if you read The Local’s word of the day consistently, you’ll see we use this word quite a lot. What does it mean? Argot - roughly pronounced are-go - is a ...

This isn’t the French they teach you in elementary school. But make no mistake, it is French. The definitions come from the Dictionnaire du chilleur, compiled by the Québécois musician and ...