zinzin
French, adjective/zɛ̃.zɛ̃/
zinzin is spelled Z-I-N-Z-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 58,502nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zinzin is a French adjective meaning “bonkers, cracked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Un peu fou, loufoque, un peu bizarre”.
What does zinzin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialbonkers, cracked
- 2
slanglike crazy, so much
J'aimerais trop de zinzin apprendre cette langue.
- 3
buttocks
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Un peu fou, loufoque, un peu bizarre.
noun: 1. Objet dont le nom échappe ou qu’on ne veut pas nommer. Truc, machin, bidule, etc. 2. Quelque chose d’énervant, par exemple par son bruit.
noun: 1. Opérateur intervenant massivement en bourse pour les grands groupes, les banques, etc.
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 zinzin
- zinzins plural
- zinzine singular feminine
- zinzines plural feminine
- zin-zin
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zinzin?
- /zɛ̃.zɛ̃/
- \zɛ̃.zɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zinzin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zinzin in French?
zinzin appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).