qqun

Qqqun is an informal shorthand used in French online communication to stand for the word "quelqu'un," meaning "someone" or "a person." It belongs to a family of abbreviations that shorten common words for quicker writing in text messages, forums, and social media.

Usage of qqun is typically limited to casual or informal contexts. It serves to anonymize or generalize a speaker about an unspecified person, or to avoid repeating a name in a discussion. In practice you might see sentences such as "Qqqun a dit que..." or "Si qqqun peut me dire…" where the intention is not to identify the person but to refer to an unspecified participant.

Orthography and variants are notable. The most common informal form is "qqn" (or "qqn" without vowels), but "qqun" also appears in some online communities. Both forms share the same meaning and function, and their use varies by personal or community style. In formal writing or journalism, these abbreviations are generally discouraged or avoided.

Origins are linked to the broader rise of rapid, shorthand communication on the internet and mobile devices. As French-language online discourse expanded in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, resemble-like contractions emerged to save time and keystrokes.

See also: quel­qu'un, qqn, anonymous or generic referents in online French, and related online shorthand practices.