{"id":7808,"date":"2025-10-18T09:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/?p=7808"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:41:57","slug":"the-origin-and-meaning-of-tabarnak-in-quebecois-culture-from-sacred-to-profane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/fr\/2025\/10\/18\/the-origin-and-meaning-of-tabarnak-in-quebecois-culture-from-sacred-to-profane\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019origine et la signification du \u201c Tabarnak \u201d dans la culture qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise : du sacr\u00e9 au profane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"731\">Au Qu\u00e9bec, peu de mots sont aussi expressifs \u2014 ou aussi typiquement culturels \u2014 que <strong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"531\">\u201c tabarnak. \u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"534\" \/>Souvent choquant pour les \u00e9trangers, mais profond\u00e9ment symbolique pour les habitants, <em data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"603\">tabarnak<\/em> fait partie d&#039;un riche ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne linguistique connu sous le nom de <strong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"667\">les sacres<\/strong>, le style distinctif des jurons d&#039;inspiration religieuse au Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"904\">Cet article explore l&#039;origine du mot, les raisons de sa puissance et la mani\u00e8re dont il refl\u00e8te l&#039;\u00e9volution de <strong data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"883\">langue, identit\u00e9 et r\u00e9bellion<\/strong> dans l&#039;histoire du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"909\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"961\">\u26ea <strong data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"961\">\u00c9tymologie : De l&#039;\u00e9glise \u00e0 la rue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1195\">Le mot <strong data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"984\">tabarnak<\/strong> (ou <em data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"999\">tabarnac<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1011\">tabernak<\/em>, etc.) d\u00e9rive du mot fran\u00e7ais <strong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1065\">\u201c&quot;tabernacle,&quot;\u201d<\/strong> signification <em data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1086\">tabernacle<\/em> \u2014 le reliquaire sacr\u00e9 dans les \u00e9glises catholiques qui contient le <strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1159\">Eucharist<\/strong>, repr\u00e9sentant le corps du Christ.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1388\">Dans la tradition catholique, le tabernacle est l&#039;un des <strong data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1268\">objets les plus sacr\u00e9s<\/strong> dans une \u00e9glise \u2014 un symbole de pr\u00e9sence divine et de v\u00e9n\u00e9ration.<br data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1328\" \/>Au Qu\u00e9bec, cependant, ce mot sacr\u00e9 a pris une tournure rebelle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1683\">\n<thead data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1457\">\n<tr data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1457\">\n<th data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1401\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1400\">Terme<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1425\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1424\">Signification religieuse<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1457\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1455\">Transformation qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1683\">\n<tr data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1683\">\n<td data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1544\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1543\">Tabernacle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1608\" data-col-size=\"md\">Vase sacr\u00e9 contenant l&#039;hostie consacr\u00e9e dans le catholicisme.<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1683\" data-col-size=\"md\">Transform\u00e9 en <strong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1642\">\u201c tabarnak \u201d,\u201d<\/strong> L&#039;un des jurons les plus forts du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1776\">\n<p data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1776\"><em data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1776\">Ce qui \u00e9tait autrefois sacr\u00e9 est devenu un symbole de frustration, de r\u00e9sistance et d&#039;identit\u00e9 culturelle.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1795\"> <strong data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1793\">Sources :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"2121\">\n<li data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1892\">\n<p data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1892\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quebec_French_profanity\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1890\">Wikip\u00e9dia \u2013 Grossi\u00e8ret\u00e9s en fran\u00e7ais qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1997\">\n<p data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1997\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1995\">Atlas Obscura \u2013 Les jurons catholiques du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2121\">\n<p data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2121\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtlblog.com\/quebecs-swear-words-and-their-origins\/tabarnak\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2121\">Blog MTL \u2013 Les gros mots qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et leurs origines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7809\" src=\"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-470x705.jpg 470w, https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/etienne-delorieux-gIVnIzXOhx4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2126\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2172\">\u26a1 <strong data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2172\">Comment une parole sacr\u00e9e est devenue une mal\u00e9diction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2481\">Aux XIXe et d\u00e9but du XXe si\u00e8cles, <strong data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2266\">L&#039;\u00c9glise catholique dominait la vie quotidienne au Qu\u00e9bec.<\/strong>\u2014de l&#039;\u00e9ducation \u00e0 la politique en passant par la morale.<br data-start=\"2306\" data-end=\"2309\" \/>Au milieu du XXe si\u00e8cle, alors que les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois faisaient pression pour <strong data-start=\"2358\" data-end=\"2376\">s\u00e9cularisation<\/strong> pendant le <strong data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2416\">R\u00e9volution tranquille (ann\u00e9es 1960)<\/strong>, La frustration li\u00e9e au contr\u00f4le religieux s&#039;est exprim\u00e9e \u00e0 travers le langage.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2731\">\n<li data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2615\">\n<p data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2615\">L&#039;utilisation de termes religieux comme jurons est devenue une <strong data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2547\">forme de protestation<\/strong>\u2014 un moyen pour les gens d&#039;exprimer leurs \u00e9motions et de rejeter l&#039;autorit\u00e9 oppressive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2731\">\n<p data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2731\">Des mots comme <em data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2639\">tabarnak<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2650\">c\u00e2lisse<\/em> (depuis <em data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2665\">calice<\/em> \/ calice), et <em data-start=\"2682\" data-end=\"2693\">sacrement<\/em> a \u00e9volu\u00e9 en <strong data-start=\"2707\" data-end=\"2730\">jurons quotidiens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2841\">\n<p data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2841\"><em data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2841\">Linguistiquement, c&#039;\u00e9tait un acte de r\u00e9bellion \u2014 transformer le langage de la foi en langage de la libert\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"2860\"> <strong data-start=\"2846\" data-end=\"2858\">Sources :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"3277\">\n<li data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"2947\">\n<p data-start=\"2863\" data-end=\"2947\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/daily.jstor.org\/taboo-good-words-go-bad\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2863\" data-end=\"2945\">JSTOR \u2013 Quand les bonnes paroles tournent mal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2948\" data-end=\"3126\">\n<p data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"3126\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spinstrangenesscharm.wordpress.com\/2022\/02\/16\/freedom-tabarnak-the-unique-french-canadian-style-of-sacre-swearing\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"3124\">Blog Spin Strangeness Charm \u2013 Libert\u00e9, Tabarnak !<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3127\" data-end=\"3277\">\n<p data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3277\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/canada\/quebec\/articles\/13-quebecois-swear-words-that-confuse-the-french\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3277\">Voyage culturel \u2013 Explication des gros mots qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3282\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3284\" data-end=\"3336\"> <strong data-start=\"3290\" data-end=\"3336\">Usage moderne\u00a0: \u00c9motion, humour et identit\u00e9<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3338\" data-end=\"3566\">Aujourd&#039;hui, <em data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3355\">tabarnak<\/em> est moins une question de religion et plus une question de <strong data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3408\">expression<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"3409\" data-end=\"3412\" \/>C&#039;est un <strong data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3437\">mot polyvalent<\/strong>\u2014 Utilis\u00e9 pour exprimer la col\u00e8re, la surprise, la douleur, voire l&#039;excitation. Il peut \u00eatre employ\u00e9 seul, combin\u00e9 \u00e0 d&#039;autres, ou s&#039;att\u00e9nuer selon le ton.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"4030\">\n<thead data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3639\">\n<tr data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3639\">\n<th data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3579\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3570\" data-end=\"3578\">Formulaire<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3579\" data-end=\"3595\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3594\">Intensit\u00e9<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3595\" data-end=\"3613\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3612\">Exemple d&#039;utilisation<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3613\" data-end=\"3639\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3637\">\u00c9quivalent anglais<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"4030\">\n<tr data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"3795\">\n<td data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"3732\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3718\" data-end=\"3731\">Tabarnak !<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3732\" data-end=\"3744\" data-col-size=\"sm\"> Fort<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3769\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u201c Tabarnak ! Il fait froid ! \u201d<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3769\" data-end=\"3795\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u201c Mince, il fait un froid de canard ! \u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3909\">\n<td data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3823\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3798\" data-end=\"3822\">C\u00e2lisse de tabarnak!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3823\" data-end=\"3840\" data-col-size=\"sm\"> Tr\u00e8s fort<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3840\" data-end=\"3878\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u201c\u00a0C\u00e2lisse de tabarnak, \u00e7a fait mal\u00a0!\u00a0\u201d<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3909\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u201c Putain de merde, \u00e7a fait mal ! \u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3910\" data-end=\"4030\">\n<td data-start=\"3910\" data-end=\"3954\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3953\">Tabarnouche \/ Tabarouette \/ Tabarnane<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3954\" data-end=\"3977\" data-col-size=\"sm\"> Des euph\u00e9mismes plus doux<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"4006\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u201c Tabarnouche, quel match ! \u201d<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4006\" data-end=\"4030\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u201c Waouh, quel match ! \u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4032\" data-end=\"4155\">\n<p data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4155\"><em data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4155\">Tout comme \u201c damn \u201d et \u201c dang \u201d en anglais, ces versions adoucies rendent le juron socialement acceptable dans des contextes plus l\u00e9gers.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4174\"> <strong data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4172\">Sources :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4493\">\n<li data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4295\">\n<p data-start=\"4177\" data-end=\"4295\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/2023\/01\/10\/guide-quebec-insults-curse-words\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4177\" data-end=\"4293\">Blog Gymglish \u2013 Guide des gros mots qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4296\" data-end=\"4404\">\n<p data-start=\"4298\" data-end=\"4404\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/quebeccity101.com\/tabarnak-tabarnac-tabernak-or-tabernac\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4298\" data-end=\"4402\">Qu\u00e9becCity101 \u2013 Variations de Tabarnak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4405\" data-end=\"4493\">\n<p data-start=\"4407\" data-end=\"4493\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/montreal-french-words\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4407\" data-end=\"4493\">Vice \u2013 Mots fran\u00e7ais de Montr\u00e9al<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4495\" data-end=\"4498\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"4546\"> <strong data-start=\"4506\" data-end=\"4546\">Un miroir de l&#039;\u00e2me linguistique du Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4548\" data-end=\"4701\">Au-del\u00e0 des grossi\u00e8ret\u00e9s, <em data-start=\"4566\" data-end=\"4576\">tabarnak<\/em> est devenu un symbole de <strong data-start=\"4600\" data-end=\"4622\">identit\u00e9 qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise<\/strong> \u2014 utilis\u00e9 dans la com\u00e9die, la litt\u00e9rature et la musique pour marquer l&#039;authenticit\u00e9 et la solidarit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4703\" data-end=\"4875\">Des \u00e9crivains comme <strong data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4735\">Michel Tremblay<\/strong> popularis\u00e9 <em data-start=\"4748\" data-end=\"4760\">les sacres<\/em> au th\u00e9\u00e2tre et dans les romans, tandis que dans les films comme <strong data-start=\"4801\" data-end=\"4821\">Bon flic, mauvais flic<\/strong> Utilisez-les pour capter l&#039;\u00e9nergie linguistique brute du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4877\" data-end=\"5004\">\n<p data-start=\"4879\" data-end=\"5004\">\u201cLe tabarnak, c&#039;est plus qu&#039;un mot \u2013 c&#039;est un cri du c\u0153ur.\u201d<br data-start=\"4938\" data-end=\"4941\" \/><em data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"5004\">(Tabarnak est plus qu&#039;un mot \u2013 c&#039;est un cri du c\u0153ur.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5006\" data-end=\"5023\"> <strong data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5021\">Sources :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5024\" data-end=\"5199\">\n<li data-start=\"5024\" data-end=\"5123\">\n<p data-start=\"5026\" data-end=\"5123\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"5026\" data-end=\"5121\">Michel Tremblay \u2013 Pi\u00e8ces de th\u00e9\u00e2tre et influence culturelle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5124\" data-end=\"5199\">\n<p data-start=\"5126\" data-end=\"5199\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"5126\" data-end=\"5199\">Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5201\" data-end=\"5204\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5206\" data-end=\"5258\">\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"5213\" data-end=\"5258\">Voix authentiques : Comment les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois utilisent le \u201c Tabarnak \u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5260\" data-end=\"5324\">Sur Reddit, des Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de souche d\u00e9crivent la puissance \u00e9motionnelle de ce mot\u00a0:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5326\" data-end=\"5587\">\n<p data-start=\"5328\" data-end=\"5587\">\u201c&quot;Le mot &#039;tabarnak&#039; utilis\u00e9 seul ne vise personne, c&#039;est exactement comme &#039;fuck&#039;. Dire &#039;tabarnak&#039; est 10\u00d7 plus fort que dire &#039;fuck&#039; ici.&quot;\u2018<br data-start=\"5464\" data-end=\"5467\" \/><em data-start=\"5469\" data-end=\"5587\">(Le mot \u2018 tabarnak \u2019 ne s&#039;adresse \u00e0 personne en particulier ; c&#039;est comme dire \u2018 putain \u2019. Le dire ici est 10 fois plus fort que \u2018 putain \u2019.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5589\" data-end=\"5743\">\n<p data-start=\"5591\" data-end=\"5743\">\u201cLe tabarnak est important quand tu te rends compte que \u00e7a fait plus mal que pr\u00e9vu.\u201d<br data-start=\"5675\" data-end=\"5678\" \/><em data-start=\"5680\" data-end=\"5743\">(On dit \u2018 tabarnak \u2019 quand quelque chose fait plus mal que pr\u00e9vu.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5745\" data-end=\"5844\">Ces t\u00e9moignages montrent que <em data-start=\"5774\" data-end=\"5784\">tabarnak<\/em> n&#039;est pas simplement offensant \u2014 c&#039;est <strong data-start=\"5816\" data-end=\"5843\">instinctif sur le plan \u00e9motionnel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5846\" data-end=\"5863\"> <strong data-start=\"5849\" data-end=\"5861\">Sources :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5864\" data-end=\"6003\">\n<li data-start=\"5864\" data-end=\"5934\">\n<p data-start=\"5866\" 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