appuyer sur le champignon
French, verb/a.pɥi.je syʁ lə ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃/
appuyer sur le champignon is spelled A-P-P-U-Y-E-R-S-U-R-L-E-C-H-A-M-P-I-G-N-O-N (22 letters). Appuyer sur le champignon is a French verb meaning “to step on it, to floor it, to put the pedal to the metal, to put one's foot down, to step on the gas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Accélérer, appuyer sur l’accélérateur, aller plus vite”.
What does appuyer sur le champignon mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto step on it, to floor it, to put the pedal to the metal, to put one's foot down, to step on the gas
Chauffeur, si t’es champion Appuie (× 2) Chauffeur, si t’es champion Appuie sur le champignon.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Accélérer, appuyer sur l’accélérateur, aller plus vite. 2. Faire avancer les choses plus vite.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce appuyer sur le champignon?
- /a.pɥi.je syʁ lə ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃/
- \a.pɥi.je syʁ lə ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.