Fromvoie(“way”) +‎-ou, fromLatinvia.

• IPA^(key): /vwa.ju/

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voyou m (pluralvoyous,femininevoyouseorvoyoute)

1. (originally)urchin,street child
2. (derogatory)thug,yob,hooligan
   • 1963, “Strip-Tease”, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), performed by Nico:

     Si c’est pour toi que je strip-tease / Il faut pourtant que je te dise / Que tu es, soit dit entre nous / Un peu voyeur, un peuvoyou

     If you're the one I'm stripping for / I should still tell you / That you are, as we say / Part peeping tom, partruffian

3. (derogatory)good for nothing

   Synonym:vaurien

• “voyou”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

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