cabbage

Signification

Noun

1. An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
2. The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
3. A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
4. Used as a term of endearment.
5. (slang) Money.
6. (slang) Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
7. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
8. The cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.
9. (slang) The human head.

Verb

1. To form a head like that of the cabbage.
2. (slang) To do nothing; to idle; veg out.
3. (slang) To be killed or murdered, such as by being shot in the head.

Verb

To embezzle or purloin; to pilfer, to steal.

Coupé comme

cab‧bage

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/

Étymologie

From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain origin. Some authorities derive it from Latin caput (“head”), others from ca- (said to be an expressive prefix) + boce (“hump; bump”) (whence English boss).