mauvaise langue

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mauvaise langue.

Noun

mauvaise langue (plural mauvaises langues)

  1. (uncountable) A tendency to gossip.
  2. (countable) A gossip; a scandalmonger.

French

Etymology

Literally, “bad tongue”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mo.vɛz lɑ̃ɡ/, /mɔ.vɛz lɑ̃ɡ/
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Noun

mauvaise langue f (plural mauvaises langues)

  1. (informal) mauvaise langue: a gossip
    Synonym: langue de vipère
    être mauvaise langue ― to be a gossip
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