Garçon
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Garçon is the French word for boy
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In English, and various other languages, it was adopted in the specific meaning of a (male, usually young) waiter
, especially of low rank in a larger establishment, who serves customers food and/or drinks. However, in France, it is considered rude to address a waiter as garçon. It is instead recommended to call them monsieur or mademoiselle, depending on their gender.
The word occurs in the title of many (usually French) works of art, such as:
Boy
A boy is a young male human , as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both...
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In English, and various other languages, it was adopted in the specific meaning of a (male, usually young) waiter
Waiter
Waiting staff, wait staff, or waitstaff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers — supplying them with food and drink as requested. Traditionally, a male waiting tables is called a "waiter" and a female a "waitress" with the gender-neutral version being a "server"...
, especially of low rank in a larger establishment, who serves customers food and/or drinks. However, in France, it is considered rude to address a waiter as garçon. It is instead recommended to call them monsieur or mademoiselle, depending on their gender.
Other uses
- Garçon!Garçon!Garçon! is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois, Dominique Laffin, and Bernard Fresson. It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound.- Plot :Alex is an aging waiter who dreams...
is a 1983 film by the French author and director Claude Sautet - "Garçon" (song)Garçon (song)"Garçon" is a 2007 successful song recorded by French rap singer Koxie. This R&B song was released as her debut single from her album Koxie, on which it features as the third track. It topped the charts of France and Belgium for two months.-Background:...
is a 2007 single by French artist Koxie - "À cause des garçonsÀ cause des garçons (song)"À caus' des garçons" or "À cause des garçons" is a song first released by the French duo À Caus' des Garçons comprising Laurence Heller and Hélène Bérard in 1987...
" is a 2007 song (cover) by electro singer YelleYelleYelle is a French band founded by lead singer and namesake, Yelle and GrandMarnier . A third member, Tepr , joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Budet and GrandMarnier began working on music together in 2000... - "Little Garçon" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Born RuffiansBorn RuffiansBorn Ruffians, formerly known as Mornington Drive, are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2004, originally from Midland, Ontario, located near Georgian Bay. They are currently signed to Warp Records. The members are Luke Lalonde , Mitch Derosier and Steven Hamelin...
People
- Pierre GarçonPierre GarconPierre Garçon is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Garcon is of Haitian descent.- High school career...
, American FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who plays for the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
of NFL - Marie et les GarçonsMarie et les GarçonsMarie et les Garçons were a French new wave band formed in Lyon in 1976. After Marie Girard left, the remaining members continued as Garçons.-History:...
, French punk rockPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, later known as the Garçons, who recorded for ZE RecordsZE RecordsZE Records was originally a New York-based record label, started in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban. It has been re-established by Esteban since 2003.-History:Michael Zilkha ZE Records (always written with two capital letters) was originally a New York-based record label, started in...
See also
- Comme des GarçonsComme des GarçonsComme des Garçons, written コム・デ・ギャルソン in Japanese and French for "Like Boys," is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo, who owns the company with her husband Adrian Joffe....
, French for "like boys", is a Japanese fashion label
The word occurs in the title of many (usually French) works of art, such as:
- Garçon à la pipeGarçon à la pipeGarçon à la Pipe is a painting by Pablo Picasso. It was painted in 1905 when Picasso was 24 years old, during his Rose Period, soon after he settled in the Montmartre section of Paris, France...
(Boy with a Pipe) is a 1905 painting by Pablo PicassoPablo PicassoPablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the... - Garçon stupideGarçon stupideGarçon stupide is a 2004 film directed by Lionel Baier.-Main cast:*Pierre Chatagny – Loïc*Natacha Koutchoumov – Marie*Rui Pedro Alves – Rui*Lionel Baier – Lionel...
(Stupid Boy) is a 2004 film directed by Lionel Baier - Le Garçon et l'aveugleLe Garçon et l'aveugleLe Garçon et l'aveugle is the name of a 13th century French play; considered the oldest surviving French literature farce, it is by an anonymous author....
(The Boy and the Blind Man) is an anonymous 13th century French play, considered the oldest surviving French literature farce