"Con" is very much a curse word, it's just that in French everyone is allowed to use "con" (and "conard"/"conne"/"conarde"/"conasse") and just about all cuss wo

"Con" is very much a curse word, it's just that in French everyone is allowed to use "con" (and "conard"/"conne"/"conarde"/"conasse") and just about all cuss words. I remember my childhood French teachers using those words like it was nothing; kids too. French is a really crass language that everyone seems to think is beautiful. Well, it is beautiful, but it's also crass. "Petit con" is "little shit". A French teacher might say that to a troublemaker student, say.