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ConnectWord · Ages 12-40 · In use

cruiser

To flirt with or try to win over someone you like. 'Se faire cruiser' is being hit on.

Je pense qu'il essaie de me cruiser. (I think he's trying to flirt with me.)

For parents and educators

Ordinary dating talk among teens. Worth noticing only if the person doing the cruising is much older or a stranger online.

Where it came from

From English 'cruise'. A long-standing Québec word.

Also heard as

crouzer, se faire cruiser

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