"Neo-cons" means in French.....

[Stop_the_War]

Neo-idiots

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1. I Like That!

Maybe a real Francophone could weigh in on this. I was guessing something like conservateur-nouveau, but the syntax probably sucks.

[Stop_the_War]

3. what i meant was..

the meaning of "neo-cons" in french is "neo-idiots"

"con" is a french word meaning idiot or bastard

:P

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5. OK. Thanks for the Clarification

I know a little French, but mostly unfamiliar with French jargon or idioms (that's IDIOMS...NOT idiots :7).

[Spider Jerusalem]

2. No, it translates literally as "neo-idiots"...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. The French word "con"

I believe it is a somewhat old-fashioned word that specifically means a part of the female reproductive anatomy. You find the word used over and over again to describe that part of a woman's body in the writings of the Marquis de Sade. But in modern times, it has come to mean something roughly similar to "stupid jerk off", "idiot", "dumb-ass", and the like. You also find variations on it like "connaud" (for men) and "connasse" (for women). There is also the word "connaudzeau" (I think that's the spelling).

[Bluebear]

7. >There is also the word "connaudzeau"

Which in Italian is Condoleezza. Go figure!

[Frederik]

6. Actually...

"con" in the literal sense means something a litttle more, shall we say, naughty than that. Which may be just as fitting...:evilgrin: Although it's normally used in the sense of "idiot".