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fafouin

French, noun/fa.fwɛ̃/

fafouin is a French masculine noun meaning “Someone who has their head in the clouds; a scatterbrain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does fafouin mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    QuebecmasculineSomeone who has their head in the clouds; a scatterbrain.

    Elle a encore oublié son sac, la fafouine.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of fafouin

  • fafouins plural
  • fafouine feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fafouin?

  • /fa.fwɛ̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.