fumer la moquette
French, verb/fy.me la mɔ.kɛt/
fumer la moquette is a French verb meaning “Used as a jocular explanation of why someone is talking nonsense: they must be under the influence of drugs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire ou dire n’importe quoi, comme sous l’influence d’une drogue”.
What does fumer la moquette mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalUsed as a jocular explanation of why someone is talking nonsense: they must be under the influence of drugs.
Tu racontes n'importe quoi, t'as fumé la moquette ou quoi ?
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Faire ou dire n’importe quoi, comme sous l’influence d’une drogue.
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 fumer la moquette?
- /fy.me la mɔ.kɛt/
- \fy.me la mɔ.kɛt\
- [fy.me la mɔ.kɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.