Hello all, i'm new too

[atra201]

Originally Posted by Amelie

i like this phrase! so what colour would be "smart" ? maybe..red? becouse these colours are VERY contrasting...

i prefer red

[Cooney]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

I'm surprised you know the slang meaning of "mac" (abbreviation of "maquereau" actually)!
I think you mean "imitation"? Or rather "fake" for "toc". That's slang too! Congrats!

Thanks :-) I do mean "Imitation," I just spelled it wrong :-P

Glad to see that I'm not totally off base with my slang. Is that actually literally what "toc de mac" means? Imitation of pimp? I know how it's used, but I'm intruiged at the similarity between French and English slang, if that is what it is.

If so, my work on translating that song is approaching complete :-P

One other question. Alizée always identifies toc de mac, when asked, as Ajaccian slang. Not French, not Corsican; Ajaccian. Is it that specific of a location that uses it, or is it more widespread among French youth?

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by Cooney

Is that actually literally what "toc de mac" means? Imitation of pimp?

Oh no! I'm sure it has nothing to do with this . Those words must be Corsican anyway.

One other question. Alizée always identifies toc de mac, when asked, as Ajaccian slang. Not French, not Corsican; Ajaccian. Is it that specific of a location that uses it

No idea.

or is it more widespread among French youth?

It definitely isn't. TV hosts don't ask her what it means for nothing

[Cooney]

Hehe, ok :-) Thanks for the info.

[Twitch]

So when somebody puts Toc de Fan as a signature, are they implying they aren't a true fan or does Toc mean other things? Toc and Mac were both in my dictionary but like all slang, dictionary's don't really help you understand the true meaning.

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by Twitch

So when somebody puts Toc de Fan as a signature, are they implying they aren't a true fan or does Toc mean other things? Toc and Mac were both in my dictionary but like all slang, dictionary's don't really help you understand the true meaning.

I think it's just a wordplay that sounds like "toc de mac". Are those members (using this) French btw?

Anyway in addition to slang "pimp", your dictionary may also give you "toc" as an interjection: "et toc !" = "so there!". Also, "toqué" means crazy, or nuts, and children often plays with this: "t'es toc toc" ("you're toc toc"), or they'll tap their forehead with their forefinger saying "toc toc toc".
At last, "toc toc toc" is also used as an onomatopoeia when you knock at someone's door.