kif-kif

French

Etymology

From Algerian Arabic , brought back to France by the Northern African French armies. It is a duplication of the Algerian dialectal form of the Arabic word كَيْفَ (kayfa, how?; like, same).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kif.kif/

Adjective

kif-kif (invariable)

  1. (informal) same, alike

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