# bon, c'est bon, bon, bon, c'est bon, bon, what does it mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 21, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704 "2018-09-21T21:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/1 "2018-09-21T21:28:47Z")
French lyric from Sweet City Woman. What’s the entire phrase mean? ---
**Author:** ![senoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@senoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/senoy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/2 "2018-09-21T21:37:32Z")
Good, it’s good, good, good, it’s good, good ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/3 "2018-09-21T21:42:28Z")
bon = good c’est = it is (or, this is) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/4 "2018-09-21T21:44:08Z")
[Google Translate.](https://translate.google.com/?rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS758US758&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&client=tw-ob#auto/en/bon%2C%20c'est%20bon%2C%20bon%2C%20bon%2C%20c'est%20bon%2C%20bon) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/5 "2018-09-21T21:46:47Z")
“My Hovercraft is full of eels!” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/6 "2018-09-21T21:50:32Z")
> [@senoy](#): > > Good, it’s good, good, good, it’s good, good Thank you I see now why they sang that line in French. Sounds much cooler than in English. ---
**Author:** ![komolono](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/komolono/32/532_2.png) [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/7 "2018-09-22T04:37:53Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > [Google Translate.](https://translate.google.com/?rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS758US758&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&client=tw-ob#auto/en/bon%2C%20c'est%20bon%2C%20bon%2C%20bon%2C%20c'est%20bon%2C%20bon) La question est sans réponse. Notre meilleure connaissance de la gravité dit que l’antigravité est impossible. Par conséquent, si l’antigravité est possible, notre meilleure compréhension doit être fausse, et l’antigravité fonctionnerait à travers un mécanisme complètement en dehors de ce que nous comprenons actuellement. Ce qui signifie que nous ne pouvons avoir aucune idée de ce que cette compréhension inconnue pourrait conduire. > **[Text To Speech in a Variety of Languages and Dialects Voices](https://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/speech.asp)** > > Text To Speech online service with natural voices: English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/8 "2018-09-22T15:23:16Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > “My Hovercraft is full of eels!” Mon aéroglisseur est plein d’anguilles. (From [Omniglot](http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hovercraft.htm)) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/9 "2018-09-22T17:38:52Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTWnRMcZ44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTWnRMcZ44) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/10 "2018-09-22T22:53:04Z")
_Mon aéroglisseur est plein d’anguilles, Bon, c’est bon, bon, bon, c’est bon, bon!_ ---
**Author:** ![popomomo\_cocoyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@popomomo\_cocoyoyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/popomomo_cocoyoyo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/11 "2018-09-22T23:07:43Z")
Also in French _bonbon_ is a type of candy aka sweet. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/12 "2018-09-23T01:40:33Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/13 "2018-09-23T03:17:42Z")
Tout ce qui est parlé en français semble intellectuel, profond ou sensuel. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/14 "2018-09-23T03:43:10Z")
Sauf le français des vaches espagnoles. ---
**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/15 "2018-09-23T04:10:46Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTWnRMcZ44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTWnRMcZ44) They are superb. Just bought their album Je Suis Swing. (And there was me thinking the link was to the this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao) ) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/16 "2018-09-23T04:34:26Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > Tout ce qui est parlé en français semble intellectuel, profond ou sensuel. Even with the bavures and dodgy accent: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0M7ibPk37_U/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHAAoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGwgbChsMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCfN_e7VMrxaeZZGzD6v3sAdmCacQ "Henri") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7ibPk37_U) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/17 "2018-09-23T04:57:29Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > Tout ce qui est parlé en français semble intellectuel, profond ou sensuel. Bien sur. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-cest-bon-bon-bon-cest-bon-bon-what-does-it-mean/821704/18 "2018-09-23T23:59:32Z")
Aaaand the obligatory Allan Sherman parody, _I See Bones._ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9nkm1CoSzM4/maxresdefault.jpg "I See Bones") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nkm1CoSzM4)