Provençal expression

M'en fóuti, siéu d'Auruou

Character

Literal translation

I don't give a damn, I'm from Auruou

Meaning

I don't care, it's none of my concern

Explanation

Means I couldn't care less, it's none of my business, drawn from a legend in which a man from Auriol, inside a neighbouring village's church, laughs off the priest threatening him with the fires of hell. The legend plays on the nickname given to the people of Auriol, lei siblaire, the whistlers, itself tied to auruou, the golden oriole in Provençal, a bird featured on the village's coat of arms. Those in the know sometimes add a follow-up line, e iéu m'en fóuti enca mai, siéu de z-Ais, found only in Provençal.

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Marca bèn/mauto look good or bad, cut a fine or poor figure Mena la biassoto take along a picnic jito de poudro is ueihe's putting on a show to impress dounarié sa camisohe'd give you the shirt off his back Mounta l'aiòlito make an aïoli Ni parlo ni siblohe or she says absolutely nothing