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Sep 25, 2020 18:50
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French term

tré tré charlie

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Hi!

Does anybody know what this term means in colloquial language?

@HyppoNoe savais tu que Salomon n'était pas tré tré charlie ?

Thanks in advance!

Discussion

Ben Gaia Oct 11, 2020:
agree w Reuben Reuben has it on the nail. Chur bro.
liz askew Sep 26, 2020:

We Are Not All Charlie - The Atlanticwww.theatlantic.com › international › archive › 2015/01
8 Jan 2015 - Certainly much of journalism is not Charlie. Any outlet that censors Charlie Hebdo cartoons out of fear of Islamist reprisal is not Charlie.
Reuben Wright Sep 26, 2020:
Not a big supporter of freedom of the press As Cyril pointed out at the beginning; "'Je suis Charlie"' is a slogan adopted by supporters of freedom of speech and freedom of the press..."
être Charlie = support freedom of speech and freedom of the press
By extension, "ne pas être très charlie" would mean someone is NOT a strong supporter of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

The strongest connection I can see between Jérôme Salomon and this reference to free press would be his "volte-face sur le port du masque" in France and the inquiry into why there was a change in the information given to the public during lockdown.

https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/masques-nous-avons...

"Did you know Salomon was not a strong supporter of freedom of the press?"

It also might just be gobbledy-gook nonsense created by a chat-bot.
Barbara Cochran, MFA Sep 25, 2020:
If It's No Well-Known Person Or Organization... ...it might mean something like "Salomon wasn't all that much of an a-hole/boob/fool".
Cyril Tollari Sep 25, 2020:
DB-9 (asker) Sep 25, 2020:
HI!
Sorry, I don't have any more context - it's just a random phrase I'm translating!
SafeTex Sep 25, 2020:
Charlie Hebdo Hello

Without more context, I thought it was a reference to Charlie Hebdo as Cyril explains.
Cyril Tollari Sep 25, 2020:
Looks more like a joke than a serious statement. A parody tweet? Spoonerism?
Barbara Cochran, MFA Sep 25, 2020:
It Would Help... ...if you could give us any additional info about Salomon, if possible.
Cyril Tollari Sep 25, 2020:
Not very Charlie Hebdo? tré is internet slang for très (very)?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_suis_Charlie

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
French term (edited): Salomon n'était pas ....tré tré charlie

King J. Solomon was not .. like real Charlie Hebdo assassination material

It's anyone's guess what substance the hibou-chouette-Salomon Twitterer is on (see Cyril T's thread), but it is unlikely to be a colloquial expression since my vachement chouette days of the Swinging Sixties, rather a swipe at Jérôme Salomon-.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Cyril Tollari : The tweet was generated using Cheap Bots, Done Quick! A bot wrote it. Randomly generated tweets that don't make sense.
30 mins
disagree Victoria Britten : "Etre Charlie" went from meaning standing with Charlie Hebdo, to being a supporter of freedom of expression, to (potentially, sarcastically) being "right-on". Nothing about being assassination material!
8 hrs
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