putain de
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
putain de (plural putains de)
- (slang, vulgar) fucking (as an intensifier)
- Synonym: (Quebec) criss de
- J’ai passé un putain de bon moment.
- I had a fucking great time.
Usage notes edit
This is not a noun phrase, but an adjective phrase; indeed, the gender of the article depends on that of noun which follows de: un putain de restaurant, not **une putain de restaurant. Compare drôle de for a similar behaviour, as well as espèce de.