French · Romance & Rejection
Va te faire foutre !
va tuh fair FOOTR · /va tə fɛʁ futʁ/
F*** off! / Go f*** yourself!
4/5 Fighting words
aimed at a person, will start something
Literally
"Go get yourself f***ed"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The full "go f*** yourself" — a real, aggressive send-off, whether ending a relationship badly or telling a creep exactly where to go. "Va te faire voir" (go get yourself seen) is the milder swerve; "va te faire enculer" is the harsher escalation. Fighting register — you mean it when you say it.
Heard in the wild
Après ce que t'as fait ? Va te faire foutre.
After what you did? Go f*** yourself.
Where it lands
France (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Va te faire foutre !" mean?
- In French, "Va te faire foutre !" means "F*** off! / Go f*** yourself!". Literally it's "Go get yourself f***ed". The full "go f*** yourself" — a real, aggressive send-off, whether ending a relationship badly or telling a creep exactly where to go. "Va te faire voir" (go get yourself seen) is the milder swerve; "va te faire enculer" is the harsher escalation. Fighting register — you mean it when you say it.
- Is "Va te faire foutre !" offensive?
- Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
- How do you pronounce "Va te faire foutre !"?
- Say it "va tuh fair FOOTR" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: va tə fɛʁ futʁ.
Related in French
Ta gueule ! ta GUHL Shut up! / Shut your mouth! Connard ! kon-AR Asshole / bastard Enculé ! ahn-koo-LAY Motherf***er / bastard (one of the hardest personal insults) Salope ! sa-LOP Bitch / slut (aimed at a woman) Fils de pute ! fees duh POOT Son of a bitch Casse-toi, pauvre con ! kass-TWAH POH-vruh KOHN Get lost, you pathetic idiot
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Screw you".
- German Verpiss dich! Piss off! / Clear off (with force)!
- Greek άντε γαμήσου Go fuck yourself / get lost / piss off.
- Italian Vaffanculo! Fuck off! / Go to hell!
- Japanese クソ野郎 Piece of shit / shitty bastard
- Korean 개새끼 Son of a bitch / bastard — a real insult with no soft reading.
- Polish ty kurwo You whore / you bitch — the aimed kurwa, a different animal entirely.
- Portuguese Filho da puta Son of a bitch / bastard
- Russian Средний палец Screw you / the finger
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