French word

veinard

Pronunciation

IPA/vɛnaʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlucky guy

Example

C'est un vrai veinard.

He's a really lucky guy.

Illustration for veinard (lucky guy)

More examples

Il a trouvé un billet par terre, quel veinard !

He found a bill on the ground, what a lucky guy!

Core concept

A person who keeps stumbling into lucky breaks that others notice with envy.

Common phrases

  • quel veinard

    what a lucky guy

  • un veinard

    a lucky guy

  • sale veinard

    lucky bastard

Similar words

chance: Luck that influences whether things turn out well.
fortune: Great, noticeable good luck.
hasard: An unpredictable event caused by chance.
porte-bonheur: A small object believed to bring good luck.

Definition in French

Désigne une personne qui a de la chance, souvent de façon inattendue.

Word origin

Veinard comes from French veine, meaning luck here and descended from Latin vena, with the suffix -ard forming a personal noun.

Usage tips

  • Veinard is familiar and can sound admiring or teasing, so formal contexts usually call for a more neutral expression.

Opposites

  • poissardan unlucky personnoun

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