maboul

French

Etymology

Attested 1860, from Arabic مَخْبُول (maḵbūl, “crazy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.bul/

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• Rhymes: -ul
• Homophones: maboule, maboules, mabouls

Adjective

maboul (feminine maboule, masculine plural mabouls, feminine plural maboules)

1. (colloquial) crazy

   Synonym: fou

   • 2003, “Elle me saoule”, performed by Singuila:

     Je sais qu’j’suis pas cool / Mais cette petite me saoule / Il m’faut de l’alcool ou j’vais devenir maboul

     I know I'm not cool / But shorty's got me vexed / I need some alcohol or I'm going to go crazy

Further reading

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