fumer la moquette
French
Etymology
Literally, “to smoke the carpeting”. Compare English what were you smoking?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fy.me la mɔ.kɛt/
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Verb
fumer la moquette
- (informal, figuratively) Used 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 ? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)