Fif

The fif term or fifi in Joual is a substitute for the adjective " homosexual " or " efféminé". It is used most of the time as an insult.

Origin

Abbreviation of the redoubling " fi girl ".

Employment

The majority of people to the Quebec, use it to characterize an object or a person in a negative way. With this employment, several forget the true significance. A direct synonym would be " tapette" " Fag " or " folle".

The word is pronounced with this connotation in the film C.R.A.Z.Y. . The words " moumoune" and " moune" with female also the homosexual ones indicate in a préjorative way.

Sources

Michel Gilded, Mort or fif, the hidden side of the suicide among boys , Montreal, VLB editor, 2001.

External bond

a treated gay of fifi receives damages with the Court of the human rights of Quebec

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