List of French words of English origin

Words in accepted use

• le pull: E. pullover, sweater, jersey.
• le shampooing, the shampoo
• le scoop, in the context of a news story or as a simile based on that context. While the word is in common use, the Académie française recommends a French synonym, "exclusivité".
• le selfie. The word was included in French dictionary "Le Petit Robert" in 2015, along with "hashtag".
• le sandwich
• le bulldozer
• l'email / le mail
• cool: great, cool, .
• le dressing. A dressing room or walk-in closet
• fun: amusing, entertaining, bonvivant.
• le hashtag
• l'after-shave
• le blog
• le chewing-gum: chewing gum; American.
• le lifting: facelift, plastic surgery.
• le parking. A car park
• le weekend: weekend
• people: c'est très people....
• versatile. A word with slightly different meaning in French and English. The English usage, meaning 'with a variety of uses' has crept into common French usage.

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• le zapping. Channel surfing on a television
• le rugbyman, le tennisman. Rugby and tennis player
• les baskets. Sports shoes
• babyfoot. Table football
• le flipper. A pinball machine
• le smoking. A dinner suit / tuxedo
• le footing. Running or jogging

  Gallicized English words

• la redingote. A type of coat. From the English, "Riding Coat". Amusingly, this French version crossed back into English in the 18th century, though it is not in common usage today.

  Colloquialisms and neologisms

Technology

• Tweeter. To tweet.
• Forwarder. To forward an email
• Liker. To like an update or posting, typically on Facebook
• Skyper
• Le buzz
• La box. Modem provided by most Internet Providers.
• Le hot spot. In terms of wifi availability.

  Business

• Au black. In reference to the black market or black economy
• L’open space
• Booster. To boost, as in "booster ma carriere"
• Voyager low-cost. Low-cost travel
• Le drive. In reference to drive-through food takeaway services
• High tech
• Le challenge. An example of an English word of French origin being backported into French, with the English spelling and pronunciation

  Sports

• Le corner - a corner kick.
• Le coach. In a sporting context
• Le penalty - a penalty kick
• Le goal - a goal keeper

  Arts and entertainment

• La punch line
• Le biopic
• Infotainment
• Le come back. In the sense of a celebrity, sportsperson or entertainer making a comeback.

  Others

• Un Black. A way to designate a black person.
• Le box. Typically a room sized storage unit
• Le relooking. In reference to a makeover
• Bruncher. To brunch
• Le lifting. In reference to plastic surgery
• La success story. An example of an English phrase made up of words of French origin being reinfused into the French language in the English context.
• Le dealer. Specifically of illegal drugs.
• Le cheese. In the context of "Le Royale Cheese" in McDonald's. If one orders "un cheese" one receives a cheeseburger.
• Le Brexit
• No stress
• Switcher. To change or swap.