noun, masculine/be.ʒon/plural: béjaunes
greenhorn (inexperienced person)
Univerbation of bec + jaune, literally “yellow beak”. The pronunciation /be/ represents the Middle French preconsonantal form, later displaced by the prevocalic/pausal pronunciation /bɛk/, but preserved in idioms (compare bédane).
adjective/be.ʒon/
delusional (having false or faulty beliefs), (refusing the truth)
Univerbation of bec + jaune, literally “yellow beak”. The pronunciation /be/ represents the Middle French preconsonantal form, later displaced by the prevocalic/pausal pronunciation /bɛk/, but preserved in idioms (compare bédane).