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raton

/ʁa.tɔ̃/

noun, masculine/ʁa.tɔ̃/plural: ratons

young rat; raccoon

From rat + -on.

noun, masculine/ʁa.tɔ̃/plural: ratons

A North African, especially if Algerian: a greaseball, a dirty wog.

Quel bavardage : liberté, égalité, fraternité, amour, honneur, patrie, que sais-je ? Cela ne nous empêchait pas de tenir en même temps des discours racistes, sale nègre, sale juif, sale raton.What gibberish: liberty, fairness, brotherhood, amity, honor, fatherland, what do I know? This doesn't stop us from holding at the same time racist discourse: foul negro, foul kike, foul raghead.

Synonyms: crouille, bougnoule, bicot

Related: ratonnade, ratonner

The same as etymology 1. Attested since 1937.