The Quebec French word "pogner" is a useful word with tons of different meanings. In this video, I explain 50 different meanings of the verb "pogner" and the adjective "pogné," as well as a few fun and useful idiomatic expressions.
The colloquial or informal Canadian French verb "pogner" comes from Old French "poigner," meaning to grab with the fist. Its general meaning is to take, to grab, or to hold. It has many different uses in Quebec and French Canada, and is used very often in informal contexts.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
02:19 The origin of "pogner"
03:29 "Pogner" something
06:05 Quiz
06:27 "Pogner" someone, "Se faire pogner"
06:53 "Se pogner"
08:07 "Pogner" without complement
09:44 "Pogné"
10:53 Idioms with "pogner"
12:40 Wrap-up
QUEBEC FRENCH WORDS:
À soir: Tonight
Un banc de neige: A snow bank
Un char: A car
Un chaudron: A cooking pot
Une chicane: An argument
Chu: I am (contraction of "je suis")
Mon chum: My boyfriend
Enweille: Let's go (from "envoie")
Faque: So (contraction of "ça fait que")
Le fun: Fun
Un frigidaire: A refrigerator
Une job: A job, work
Une joke: A joke
Pantoute: Not at all
Un party: A party
Pis: And (contraction of "et puis")
Plate: Boring
Un ticket: A police ticket
Une toune: A song
Tout drette: Straight (from "tout droit")
QUIZ:
What is the meaning of "une pogne" in Quebec French?
(Answer at the end of the video!)
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ALL DEFINITIONS OF "POGNER":
"Pogner" something:
1. Grab or catch with the hand
2. Catch (e.g. while fishing)
3. Take, acquire quickly
4. A sexual act, possibly harassment
5. Catch (e.g. a disease)
6. Receive against one's will
7. Hit (e.g. while driving)
8. Grasp an idea or a joke
9. Hurry to catch a mode of transport
10. Head down a way
11. Hit a time period (e.g. one's thirties)
12. To catch a signal
13. To be overtaken by a mental state
14. To be overtaken by an emotion
15. To be emotionally shaken
"Pogner" someone, "se faire pogner":
16. Take by surprise, often in an unpleasant manner
17. To be taken by surprise by something
"Se pogner":
18. Get something
19. Buy something
20. Obtain something (e.g. a job)
21. Find someone (e.g. a boyfriend)
22. Score (as a sexual conquest)
23. Have something stuck somewhere
24. Have an argument
25. Fight
"Pogner" (no complement):
26. To be popular (e.g. a song)
27. To be popular (e.g. a singer)
28. To be successful at seduction
29. Start (e.g. a fire)
30. Start (e.g. a fire)
31. Begin (e.g. argument)
32. To get going (e.g. a party)
33. Stick or bind
34. Stick irreversibly
35. Thicken or bind (e.g. a sauce)
"Pogné":
36. To be stuck
37. To be stuck (figuratively)
38. To have an obligation
39. To have to do something
40. To be stuck with someone
41. To be shy or inhibited
42. To have a song stuck in your head
Idioms with "pogner":
43. "Pogner le fixe": zone out
44. "Pogner la chienne": to be scared
45. "Pogner la chienne": run out of energy
46. "Pogner les nerfs": get angry
47. "Se faire pogner les culottes à terre": to be completely surprised
48. "Pogner aux trippes": to be moving
49. "Se pogner le cul, derrière, bacon, beigne": To be bored
50. "Se pogner le cul, derrière, bacon, beigne": To do nothing
REFERENCES:
Wiktionnaire, "pogner"
fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/pogner
Du français au français, "Les nombreuses significations de pogner"
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