French word

bide

Pronunciation

IPA/bid/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstomach

Example

J'ai mal au bide.

My stomach hurts.

Illustration for bide (stomach)

More examples

Après les fêtes, il a un gros bide.

After the holidays, he has a big belly.

Core concept

A soft belly at the front of the torso, with a performance falling flat as its figurative shadow.

Common phrases

  • avoir mal au bide

    have a stomachache

  • avoir le bide plein

    have a full stomach

Similar words

ventre: The standard term for the entire belly at the front of the torso.
estomac: The organ in the body that receives and digests food.
bidon: An informal term for the belly.

Definition in French

Partie du corps située entre la poitrine et les hanches, c'est-à-dire le ventre; par extension familière, un échec public, surtout pour un spectacle ou une blague (faire un bide).

Word origin

The familiar noun bide is an altered form of bedon, an older colloquial word for belly, and later acquired its sense of a public failure.

Usage tips

  • Bide is familiar French, while ventre is the usual neutral term in formal speech and writing.

Other meanings

  • flopnoun

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