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French
Etymology
From voie (“way”) + -ou, from Latin via.
Pronunciation
Noun
voyou m (plural voyous, feminine voyouse or voyoute)
- (originally) urchin, street child
- (derogatory) thug, yob, hooligan
1963, “Strip-Tease”, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), performed by Nico:Si c’est pour toi que je strip-tease / Il faut pourtant que je te dise / Que tu es, soit dit entre nous / Un peu voyeur, un peu voyou- If you're the one I'm stripping for / I should still tell you / That you are, as we say / Part peeping tom, part ruffian
- (derogatory) good-for-nothing
- Synonym: vaurien
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