Garçon

Garçon is the French word for boy. In English, and various other languages, it was adopted in the specific meaning of a (male, usually young) waiter, especially of low rank in a larger establishment, who serves customers food and/or drinks. However, in France, it is considered rude to address a waiter as garçon; rather, one addresses the waiter as monsieur.

People

• Pierre Garçon, American Football wide receiver who plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League
• Marie et les Garçons, French punk rock band, later known as the Garçons, who recorded for ZE Records

Other uses

• Garçon! is a 1983 film by the French author and director Claude Sautet
• "Garçon" (song) is a 2007 single by French artist Koxie
• "À cause des garçons" is a 2007 song (cover) by electro singer Yelle
• "Little Garçon" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians
• It is used in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, by Tim Roth's character, "Pumpkin".
• Comme des Garçons, French for "like boys", is a Japanese fashion label
• Garçon Model, French for "Good boy", is a French fashion label

The word occurs in the title of many (usually French) works of art, such as:

• Garçon à la pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is a 1905 painting by Pablo Picasso
• Garçon stupide (Stupid Boy) is a 2004 film directed by Lionel Baier
• Le Garçon et l'aveugle (The Boy and the Blind Man) is an anonymous 13th century French play, considered the oldest surviving French literature farce

See also

• Garson (disambiguation)
• Garzon

Sources and references

• EtymologyOnLine

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