pépère

I.

n. m.

1. 'Gramps', grandpa, grandfather.

2. 'Old codger', easy-going old man. (This word is more often than not used in a friendly, vocative context. Alors, comment ça va, pépère? Well, dad, how's things?)

II.

adj.

1. 'Easy-going', amenable. Il est tout ce qu'il y a de pépère, le directeur! That boss of ours is no stickler for rules!

2. 'Whopping', large. Il s'est tapé un sandwich plus que pépère: He was chomping his way through a ginormous sandwich.

III.

adv. In a happy-go-lucky manner, gently. Les affaires vont pépère: Business is ticking over nicely. On a roulé pépère: We drove at a leisurely pace.