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« Tiguidou »

Perfect, all good.

FamilierShort, 0:52. Published Oct 22, 2026.

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« Tiguidou »
Literally
No word-for-word sense: a word made from a sound.
Means
Perfect, all good. « Tout est tiguidou »: everything’s fine.
Say back
« Tiguidou! »
Perfect!
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« Tiguidou » is familier Québec French for perfect, all good: « Tout est tiguidou », everything’s fine. Say it [tigidu]: the u after g is silent. Usito finds it in writing in 1969, in Jacques Ferron, with an older form « ziguidou » from 1939, and says it was made from a sound.

Transcript

Every line of the video, as spoken. The narration is in English.

  1. Julie « J’réserve pour sept heures? »
  2. Jacob « Tiguidou! »
  3. Narrator Tiguidou? Quick quiz. Does it mean…
  4. Narrator A: a small bird.
  5. Narrator B: perfect, all good.
  6. Narrator C: a children’s song.
  7. Narrator Pick one.
  8. Narrator B! « Tiguidou » means perfect, all good. « Tout est tiguidou »: everything’s fine.
  9. Narrator Say it « tiguidou »: the u after g stays silent.
  10. Narrator Where does it come from? It shows up in writing in 1969, and an older form, « ziguidou », in 1939.
  11. Narrator Its origin? A word made from a sound. It just sounds happy.
  12. Julie « On se rejoint au resto à sept heures? »
  13. Narrator Your turn: what do you answer?
  14. Jacob « Tiguidou! »
  15. Narrator « Tiguidou » is familier: friends and family.
  16. Narrator You heard it. Now you know it.

When to use it

Familier

Familier: friends and family. Usito marks it Québec French and familiar.

Example lines

  • « Tout est tiguidou. »Everything’s fine.From the Short
  • « tiguidou »Say it [tigidu]From the Short
  • « Tiguidou! »Perfect!From the Short

Practise it

2 questions
1. What does « Tiguidou » mean?
2. Familier or standard?

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Sources

Every claim in the video is checked against these.

  1. Usito, entry « tiguidou »
    Q/C, familiar: perfect, all good; 1969 (Jacques Ferron), « ziguidou » 1939; made from a sound.

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