s'occuper de ses oignons
French, verb/s‿ɔ.ky.pe d(ə) se.z‿ɔ.ɲɔ̃/
s'occuper de ses oignons is spelled S-O-C-C-U-P-E-R-D-E-S-E-S-O-I-G-N-O-N-S (20 letters). S'occuper de ses oignons is a French verb meaning “to mind one's own business” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de se mêler de ses affaires”.
What does s'occuper de ses oignons mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto mind one's own business
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Synonyme de se mêler de ses affaires.
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 s'occuper de ses oignons
- s'occuper de ses ognons alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce s'occuper de ses oignons?
- /s‿ɔ.ky.pe d(ə) se.z‿ɔ.ɲɔ̃/
- \s‿ɔ.ky.pe də sɛ.z‿ɔ.ɲɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.