mou du genou
French
Etymology
Literally “soft in the knee”; chosen for the rhyme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/
Adjective
mou du genou (feminine singular molle du genou, masculine plural mous du genou, feminine plural molles du genou)
- (informal) sluggish, listless, wet, halfhearted
- être mou du genou ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonyms: mou, mollasson
- Antonyms: énergique, dynamique
Noun
mou du genou m (plural mous du genou, feminine molle du genou)
- (informal) wet noodle, sluggard