Orange : noun THEOrange is the edible fruit of the orange tree (citrus), yellow verging on red.
Punch.
Swinging / paying someone an orange: hitting / hitting someone.
Take the very ripe orange: switch to a red light.
Aller aux oranges : atteindre la mi-temps et rentrer aux vestiaires.
Oranges: breasts, udders.
Having oranges on the shelf: having big breasts, a nice chest.
Cut oranges: make love.
The expression “Bring oranges (to someone)”: To go and visit (someone) in prison or in the hospital.
The story dates back to 1892 when, on the denunciation of Senator Béranger, who was too moralistic, four young ladies, including Marie-Florentine Roger, known as Sarah Brown, were tried because they were accused of having shown themselves almost naked in the streets during the parade. of the Quart'zarts ball (students of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris).
The case caused a stir at the time and, while waiting for the verdict to fall, the poet Raoul Ponchon composed these two verses: “O! Sarah Brown! If you are imprisoned, poor angel, on Sunday, I will bring you oranges. "So it's just because Orange rhymes with ange and that it is a nicer gift than lozenges, knuckles, chickadees or spares, that these fruits are now brought to prisoners and the sick.