Algeria· hard· informal
rester axe
“to stay 'axe' (a slang word of uncertain origin, possibly Italian)”
Meaning
To be utterly stunned into silence
Explanation
Means being left speechless with shock, too stunned to react.
Example
Quand il a appris la nouvelle, il est resté axe pendant plusieurs minutes.
When he heard the news, he was too stunned to speak for several minutes.
Origin
Nobody's fully sure, but one theory ties it to the Italian 'rimanere in asso' (to be left stranded, alone), which may have been reshaped into 'axe' in Algerian French.
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