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Informal French Expression
| Meaning | or what? | |
| Register | informal, potentially offensive | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[ooh kwah] |
| IPA | [u kwa]̃ | |
Usage notes: Ou quoi isn’t so much an expression as an informal exclamation or tag question, used to emphasize whatever was just said with a note of derision or indignation. There are many possible English equivalents.
Par exemple…
| Mais tu es fou ou quoi ? | What, are you crazy? | |
| Tu viens ou quoi ? | Are you coming or what? | |
| Tu as un problème ou quoi ? | Hey, what’s your problem? | |
| Tu te prends pour James Bond ou quoi ? | You think you’re James Bond or something? | |
| Tu es myope/sourd ou quoi ? | Are you blind/deaf? |
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