mec
French, noun/mɛk/
mec is spelled M-E-C (3 letters) and appears 158 times per million words in written French, the 519th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mec is a French masculine noun meaning “guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Individu de sexe ou genre masculin”.
What does mec mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslangguy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend
Quel mec a volé mon pantalon ?
- 2
informalmasculineslangterm of address between adult males: man, buddy, dude, bro, mate
Mec, t’as vu ça ?
- 3
masculineobsoleteslangpimp
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Individu de sexe ou genre masculin. 2. Homme d’un couple (s’utilise en général avec un possessif). 3. Homme énergique, chef. 4. Souteneur ; maquereau.
noun: 1. Abréviation de matrice extracellulaire.
noun: 1. Abréviation de Multi-access edge computing ou de mobile edge computing.
noun: 1. Mis en cause, mise en cause.
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.
Forms of mec
- mecs plural
- meuf feminine
- feumeu feminine
- feum feminine
- meufeu feminine
- méquesse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mec?
- /mɛk/
- \mɛk\
- [mɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mec
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mec in French?
mec appears 158 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).