The article explains the French slang term "connerie," which means stupidity or a foolish act. Used frequently among native speakers, it serves as a versatile expression of disbelief or disapproval in informal contexts. Various phrases exemplifying its use are provided, such as "faire une connerie" for committing a foolish act and "ce sont des conneries" to denote nonsense or falsehoods. This term is particularly handy for casual conversations and allows speakers to voice their frustration with irrationality or recklessness.
In general, la connerie means stupidity or a stupid thing. Faire une connerie means to do something stupid or to screw up.
Ce sont des conneries! is useful when listening to fools or extremist politicians or other purveyors of untruths: it simply means 'That's bullshit'.
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