“I will never go out with him, the guy is a big charo is a phrase you may have heard before, to refer to a man willing to do anything to get sex, including promising his girlfriend all the best. Also called “junkyard dog” or “dog guy” by young people, the “charo” is an extremely widespread species, which, ladies, you will find both by opening your Instagram DMs and by taking your RER. But, two seconds after your passage, he will already have his sights on another damsel. What does he prefer? The amount.
Short form of the term “scavenger”, this name is, you will understand, rather pejorative. From the language of the street, it defines a ladies’ man, unable to resist the call of a beautiful lady, even if he already has one at home. On social networks, the charo does not hesitate to comment on the photos of those who catch his eye, to compliment them. Then, extremely tenacious, this expert in the art of revival knows how to show his determination to reach his targets.
Let’s not talk about dating apps like Tinder or Fruitz, on which the charo and his many colleagues are rampant. Sometimes pretending to be interested in a serious relationship, with the aim of pecking wherever they can intrude. In short, it’s that guy that you might like to have as a friend, but that you wouldn’t want to go out with for anything in the world.
A vulture facing its prey
To return to the origins, the term emerged in 2015. “Paris Saint-Germain, Matuidi Charo/Forward, defense, Matuidi Charo”, chants the very young rapper Niska, then 21 years old, in the song PSG Freestyle. On YouTube, the clip has more than 100 million views.
The lyrics of this essential hit, from his first album Charo Life, ambience the nightclubs. In this tribute to former PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi, Niska evokes in particular the “dance of the charo”, inspired by the movement of the wings of a vulture when it attacks a prey, which the player had the habit of achieving after each goal. Since then, this dance step has simply become the “Matuidi Charo”.
Thanks to commercial success of the Essonne rapper’s album (75,000 sales), the term charo explodes and then takes on a new connotation, a little less widespread among the general public. By being associated with the former international of the France team, the charo can also designate an ambitious, careerist, determined and persevering person, ready to do anything to succeed, ruthless with his opponents. Beware: he will dance the “Matuidi Charo” on your grave.
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