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French · Sports & the Stands

On les a niqués !

ohn lay za nee-KAY · /ɔ̃ le.z‿a ni.ke/

We destroyed them! / We smashed them!

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"We f***ed them"

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

How to use it

Victory gloating: "niquer" is a crude verb for "to f***," but in the sports sense it just means to thrash the opposition. "On les a niqués" = we crushed them. Coarse, jubilant, terrace-and-mates register. The verb is much harsher aimed at a person ("nique ta mère" is a serious insult — see never-say territory), so keep it on the scoreboard.

Heard in the wild

Cinq à zéro, on les a niqués !

Five-nil, we destroyed them!

Where it lands

France (universal); youth/terrace slang

Quick answers

What does "On les a niqués !" mean?
In French, "On les a niqués !" means "We destroyed them! / We smashed them!". Literally it's "We f***ed them". Victory gloating: "niquer" is a crude verb for "to f***," but in the sports sense it just means to thrash the opposition. "On les a niqués" = we crushed them. Coarse, jubilant, terrace-and-mates register. The verb is much harsher aimed at a person ("nique ta mère" is a serious insult — see never-say territory), so keep it on the scoreboard.
Is "On les a niqués !" 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 "On les a niqués !"?
Say it "ohn lay za nee-KAY" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɔ̃ le.z‿a ni.ke.

Related in French

Ça déchire ! sa day-SHEER That rocks! / That's awesome! C'est de la balle ! say duh la BAL It's the bomb! / Awesome! Grave ! GRAHV Totally! / For real! / So much (intensifier) Putain, c'est trop bien ! poo-TAN say troh BYAN F***, this is so good! La classe ! la KLASS Classy! / So cool! / Stylish! Allez les Bleus ! a-LAY lay BLUH Go France! / Come on France!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Hell yes".

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