ConnectWord · Ages 8-80 · In use
tsé
'You know'. A filler word in Québec speech and texts, often sprinkled through a sentence.
C'est pas grave, tsé. (It's no big deal, you know.)
For parents and educators
Pure filler, like 'like' or 'you know' in English. Nothing hidden in it.
Where it came from
A squeezed form of 'tu sais' (you know).
Also heard as
t'sé, tsé veux dire, tsé là
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