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It's unknown whether winter sports will go on as normal this season, and no one's counting on winter festivals, so the only activities we can "look forward" to are the inevitable: falling on ice, cold hands and digging our cars out of heaps of snow.
While much is uncertain in the world right now, here's something we know for sure, as we anticipate the bitter chill of impending winter, curse words are going to come in handy.
And all Quebecers know, Québécois profanities are among the best in the world.
You may know all these French Canadian cusses if you were born and raised in la belle province. Feel free to use them alone or, if you're proficient, try combining them all into one fun sentence!
Criss
Jennifer Corklin | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: This word is perfect for when you see the winter's first major snowfall. Directly translated to mean "Christ," the verb crisser can be used in a variety of expressions, like criss ton camp (GTFO).
Tabarnak
Dusan Kostic | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: Directly translated from a tabarnacle, a holy box where the host and blood of Christ are stored (it's wine), this word is perfect to use when you're struggling with trying to break the ice on your car's windshield or wheels.
Esti/Ostie
Astrid Gast | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: This word can be uttered when Quebecers are slipping on icy winter sidewalks or trying to trek their way through the province's enormous snowbanks. Directly translated from the Catholic "host," it's perfect to use when the Quebec winter takes its toll on your daily activities.
Calisse
Johnypan | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: It's immensely satisfying to use this word after you've fumbled and gotten hurt due to harsh Quebec winters. Cut your finger on a sharp icicle? Calisse! Nostrils so cold you can feel their hairs freezing? Calisse!
Nique ta mère
Pavel Biryukov | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: Although this is technically a French swear term, it's widely used in Montreal's Arab communities.
For lack of a better explanation, this term means to engage in sexual activity with a person's mother, making it the perfect term to use when you get into a traffic dispute with an incompetent winter driver.
Ciboire
Marc Bruxelle | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: This word is directly translated to mean ciborium, a container for the Catholic Church's host. It's a versatile word akin to the F-word, and you can pepper it onto any negative winter situation you may encounter in La Belle Province.
Pro tip: Add a "Saint" prefix to make Saint ciboire, the perfect replacement for "holy f**k!"
Esti de calisse de tabarnak!
Masezdromaderi | DreamstimeWhy You Need To Use It: This combination is considered the "holy grail" of Quebec profanity. Although each word has a different meaning, you can use them all interchangeably and combine them to use in an extremely dire winter situation you may find yourself in.
Is your front door snowed in? Esti de calisse de tabarnak! Does your car struggle to start due to extreme winter weather in Quebec? Esti de calisse de tabarnak!
A Quebec Talk Show Host Stepped Down After An 'Inappropriate Question' For Mamadi Camara
Tout le monde en parle host Dany Turcotte announced Thursday afternoon that he's stepping down from his role on the show after posing a question he later admitted was "inappropriate" to Mamadi Camara, who was a guest on the talk show on February 14.
Camara appeared on Tout le monde en parle after his wrongful arrest, which followed an assault on a Montreal police officer.
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I made an error in judgment by asking Mr. Mamadi Camara an inappropriate question.
Dany Turcotte
According to a report from the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP), the attack on officer Sanjay Vig occurred while he was issuing a statement of offence for an alleged "breach of the road safety code" on January 28.
Camara and his lawyer, Virginie Dufresne-Lemire, stated on Tout le monde en parle that he witnessed the altercation but never left his car while at the scene.
Camara spent six days in detention before his release in light of new evidence that exonerated him.
"Are you going to still use your cell phone while driving?" Turcotte asked on the show on February 14.
"That's another debate," Camara responded. "But I can assure you that I was not on my phone."
Turcotte called his comments an "error in judgment" on social media.
In a Facebook post on Thursday evening, he said the "social media circus" got "carried away" and wrote him hateful comments.
The former host said his confidence had dropped after several "social media storms" regarding past comments on Tout le monde en parle.
He described himself as being "paralyzed by the fear of being wrong" and also said his position as "court jester simply no longer seems relevant."
A February 18 press release by Radio-Canada confirmed Turcotte's departure from the show.
"Dany Turcotte informed the producers of Tout le monde en parle and Radio-Canada management today of his intention to end his role as Fou du roi on the show immediately," the statement said.
"Acknowledging his decision, Radio-Canada and the producers have agreed that Guy A. Lepage will host alone by the end of this season."