Beur 672077 225794798 2008-07-15T12:59:29Z Beurgeois 7479863 '''Beur''' is a [[verlan]] ([[French language|French]] [[slang]]) term for a descendant of [[immigrant]]s of [[North Africa]]n origin living in [[France]]. The word is a reversal of the syllables for the word "arabe" (Arab in French). It is a term that can be pejorative in certain circumstances. The term "beur" is also used in French-speaking Belgium and Spain. Since the late 1990s, lot of young people use the twice-verlanised term ''rebeu'' as a synonym. A female beur can be called a '''beurette'''. {{Wiktionary}} Beurs have their origin in the countries of the [[Maghreb]] ([[Morocco]], [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]]). ===People or groups reflecting the Beur phenomenon in French culture=== * [[Amine (singer)|Amine]] * [[Azouz Begag]] * [[Farid Boudjellal]] * [[Nina Bouraoui]] * [[Rachida Dati]] * [[Jamel Debbouze]] * [[Faudel]] * [[Gad Elmaleh]] * [[Kelma]] * [[Nâdiya]] * [[Mehdi Charef]] * [[Mustapha Raïth]] * [[Ni putes ni soumises]] * [[Orchestre national de Barbès]] * [[Rachid Bouchareb]] * [[Rachid Taha]] * [[Rim'K]] * [[Sam Touzani]] * [[Samy Naceri]] * [[Smaïn]] * [[Zebda]] (The Arabic word for butter, translated as ''beurre'' in French) * [[Zinedine Zidane]] * [[Samir Nasri]] * [[Karim Benzema]] * [[Hatem Ben Arfa]] {{France-stub}} === External Links === * [http://beurgeoisie.fr La Beurgeoisie] The French website for successful "Beurs". [[Category:French society]] [[Category:French words and phrases]] [[de:Beur]] [[fr:Beur]]