bide

belly, gut (informal)

noun BEED Rare

Also means

flop, failure (informal)

Usage Note

Bide is informal. As a body-part word it means a big belly (il a un gros bide). As a showbiz or everyday term it means a resounding failure or flop (faire un bide = to bomb, to fall flat). Both senses are colloquial; the medical word for abdomen is ventre or abdomen. The related verb bider (to fail) exists but is rarer.

Examples

"Son spectacle a fait un bide total."

Natural Translation

His show was a total flop.

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