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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche

  3. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Codger: [7] An old-fashioned or eccentric old man. Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man. Cougar: [11] [12] An American slang term referring to older women who have romantic or sexual relations with younger men, although the term can also have a positive connotation depending on the situation or circumstance.

  4. Category:French slang - Wikipedia

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  5. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...

  6. Flâneur - Wikipedia

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    Using the term more critically, in "De Profundis", Oscar Wilde wrote from prison about his life regrets, stating: "I let myself be lured into long spells of senseless and sensual ease. I amused myself with being a flaneur, a dandy, a man of fashion. I surrounded myself with the smaller natures and the meaner minds." [33]

  7. Quebec French lexicon - Wikipedia

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    This slang is used as a parallel to the "like" word used by some American slang; the French word for "like", comme, may also be used. [example needed] These words appear often in the same sentence as the word tsé (tu sais = you know) as a form of slipped words within spoken structure.

  8. Emmanuel Macron has been accused of making sexist, racist and homophobic remarks by the French newspaper Le Monde.. The report alleges that Macron told his former health minister Aurélien ...

  9. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Unattractive man [8] alarm clock Chaperone [8] alderman Man's pot-belly or simply a prominent belly of a man; see bay window [10] alibi Box of flowers or candy [8] all to the good Everything is all right [11] all wet Erroneous idea or individual e.g. "He's all Wet" [9] alley worker A woman thief who robs men in alleys [11] and how! I Strongly ...