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French · 4 phrases

Words You'll Hear But Must Never Say

The nuclear tier: racial, antisemitic, and homophobic slurs that are illegal hate speech in France. We document them for one reason only — so you recognise them if some awful person uses one near you. There is no context in which an outsider says any of these. Comprehension only.

Bougnoule boo-NYOOL Racial slur for North African / Arab people Nègre / négro NAY-groh Racial slur for a Black person Pédé pay-DAY Homophobic slur (roughly 'f****t') Youpin yoo-PAN Antisemitic slur for a Jewish person