fumer la moquette – Mot du jour

to be unrealistic – French expression

What does the French expression ‘ fumer la moquette ’ mean? Use it in a sentence.

fumer la moquette - to smoke the carpeting. In everyday French, ‘fumer la moquette’ means two things.

First, it means to smoke pot. I’m not sure where that comes from. Is it because you’re ready to smoke carpeting if you don’t have pot anymore, or is it that carpeting looks like grass?

Its second meaning, gaining popularity, is that someone is out of their mind , unrealistic.

« Ils disent que leur retraite va leur payer un appart sur l’Île Saint-Louis. Ils ont fumé la moquette. »
“They say their retirement plan is going to get them a condo on the Île- Saint Louis (in Paris). They’re unrealistic.”