I guess it's some sort of French idiom but I've been unable to find out what it means. Literally "Micmacs to pull the flute"? (Sounds a bit rude!) Any francophones out there?
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Wordreference.com gives Micmacs as "Shady goings-on", and "a tire larigot" is an old expression which means "all the time".
shareJeunet himself, in a interview, describes it as meaning "shenanigans" in English, which can mean:
1 : a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose
2 a : tricky or questionable practices or conduct —usually used in plural b : high-spirited or mischievous activity —usually used in plural
Which I think relates very nicely to the gang in the film.
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I used to want to change the world. Now I just want to leave the room with a little dignity.
Some interpretations, some by French persons they said were-Micmac-"a complicated situation, like trouble" Another-slang-"Deep mess." Another-"a lot of mishap."
'a tire-largot-idiom-Too much.
Another said a chaotic situation that helps you or helps another.(my paraphrase)
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"Micmacs" can mean scheming or carrying on (hence shenanigans). "A tire larigot" means something like "to the max". Apparently it is an old expression originally relating to drinking - sculling a bottle as though playing a flute.(Wikipedia translates the title as "Nonstop madness").
shareWhile some say Micmacs is how the previous posters described it, it can also mean a jumbled group of people that came together for various reasons. I prefer that one.
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I've also heard it translated as: "A messy/difficult situation."
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Micmacs from my french background is a french slang word literally meaning carry-on (as in luggage), but roughly translated as meaning shenanigans, tirer has a variety of meanings from to pull, draw, close, fire, take from, or get out of, based on the context of the words in front of or behind it, but I believe the meaning they're going for here with "a tire-larigot" is as much as one likes, or more closely 'non-stop', so the full title would translate as non-stop shenanigans.
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