parlez vous

A form of parleyvoo — The French language, especially as understood by an English person.

Meanings

verbparlez vous (third-person singular simple present parlez vouses, present participle parlez vousing, simple past and past participle parlez voused)

present singular third person parlez vouses · participle present parlez vousing · participle past parlez voused · past parlez voused

  1. alternativeAlternative form of parleyvoo

    Now your ghosts have gone away[…] Now you, “parlez vous francais”

    1980, Billy Joel, Don’t Ask Me Why, Columbia Records
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Chicago

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