"Avoir le seum" - French definition and pronunciation

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"Avoir le seum" - French definition and pronunciation

📖 French definition of "Avoir le seum".

Avoir le seum" (to have the sniffles) means to feel resentful, sad or angry. This expression is slang and should not be used in administrative or professional contexts.

🖼 Illustration of the Seum in pictures!

She seems to have the willies, poor thing.
Benoit Hamon seems to have the seum

🗣 Pronunciation "d'avoir le seum" in French

🥳 Use in a close, familiar environment

"I'm so pissed, I missed my subway. I'm pissed."

"I'm really pissed off, my brother lost my bank card. What am I going to do now?!"

"I've got the shits, Belgium lost the World Cup semi-final. The team deserved to win! " 

👩🏼‍💻 Use in a professional, formal environment

The expression "to have the heebie-jeebies" should never be used in a professional environment.

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