Qui c'est, la meuf la plus canon au monde ?
I was under the impression that the adjective "canon" is reserved for referring to women, but can the term actually be used just as well to refer to men?
Le mec le plus canon que j'aie jamais rencontré.
Qui c'est, la meuf la plus canon au monde ?
I was under the impression that the adjective "canon" is reserved for referring to women, but can the term actually be used just as well to refer to men?
Le mec le plus canon que j'aie jamais rencontré.
The colloquial noun canon is masculine but generally refer to a woman.
Y'a un canon qui vient d'arriver !
When used as an adjective, canon (which is close to "hot") keeps the masculine form, might not mark the plural and can be used for both genders :
Elle est canon.
Il est canon.
Ils sont canon(s).
Despite matching another meaning of canon like in un canon de beauté (formal), I doubt they share the same origin. I suspect the power and potential "damages" this canon (cannon) can cause is a more plausible explanation. Another powerful device is a bomb which belongs to the same military vocabulary :
Cette fille, c'est une bombe !.
See also Usage of 'hot' meaning 'good-looking' or 'attractive'
Notes:
If you use meuf, chances are high you say c'est qui instead of qui c'est:
C'est qui, la meuf la plus canon du monde ?
and you might also use keum (although less common than meuf) instead of mec :
Le keum le plus canon que j'aie rencontré !
However, canon is being replaced by hot among the younger generation and verlan popularity is fading out so that might be:
Le mec le plus hot que j'aie rencontré !
Not only can it apply to men, but also to some objects or concepts !
Ex:
C'est vraiment un film canon !
Ce coureur a pris un départ canon.