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French · Romance & Rejection

Baiser

bay-ZAY · /bɛ.ze/

To f*** / screw (also: to swindle someone)

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"(historically) to kiss — now, to f***"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

A classic false-friend trap: as a noun "un baiser" is an innocent kiss, but as a verb "baiser" means to f***. So "je t'embrasse" = I kiss you (sweet, sign-off in letters) while "je te baise" is graphic. Also "se faire baiser" = to get screwed over (swindled). Learn the noun/verb split before you write a postcard.

Heard in the wild

On s'est fait baiser sur ce contrat.

We got screwed on that contract.

Where it lands

France (universal); the kiss/f*** split is the classic learner trap

Quick answers

What does "Baiser" mean?
In French, "Baiser" means "To f*** / screw (also: to swindle someone)". Literally it's "(historically) to kiss — now, to f***". A classic false-friend trap: as a noun "un baiser" is an innocent kiss, but as a verb "baiser" means to f***. So "je t'embrasse" = I kiss you (sweet, sign-off in letters) while "je te baise" is graphic. Also "se faire baiser" = to get screwed over (swindled). Learn the noun/verb split before you write a postcard.
Is "Baiser" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "Baiser"?
Say it "bay-ZAY" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: bɛ.ze.

Related in French

Casse-toi ! kass TWAH Get lost! / Beat it! / Piss off! Quel lourd ! kel LOOR What a creep / What a pest Va te faire foutre ! va tuh fair FOOTR F*** off! / Go f*** yourself! Se prendre un râteau suh prahndr uhn rah-TOH To get shot down / rejected (romantically) Draguer dra-GAY To hit on / chat someone up C'est chaud / Elle est chaude say SHOH Dicey/risky — or, of a person, up-for-it (careful)

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Screw you".

how to say "Screw you" →

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