General
venere
What does venere mean?
From the standard French 'enerve' (annoyed, irritated, angry). Verlan reshuffles e-ner-ve to ve-ne-re. It means angry or pissed off.
"Il est venere contre toi. = He's pissed off at you."
Origin
Banlieue verlan from 'enerve', widespread since the 1990s. A three-syllable example showing verlan can reorder all the syllables of a word, not just swap two.
Frequently asked questions
What does venere mean?
It's verlan for 'enerve' and means angry, annoyed, or pissed off.
How do you use venere as a verb?
Reflexively: 'se venerer', e.g. 'te venere pas' meaning 'don't get worked up'.
Where did venere come from?
From verlan, the syllable-shuffling slang of the French banlieues.
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