chienlit
French
Etymology
From chie (“shit”) + en (“in”) + lit (“bed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃjɑ̃.li/
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Noun
chienlit m or f by sense (plural chienlits)
- (archaic) pissabed, repugnant person
- someone in a carnival mask
Noun
chienlit f (plural chienlits)
- masquerade, carnival
- C’est une chienlit. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- havoc, chaos
- 1968 May 19, Charles de Gaulle, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- La réforme oui, la chienlit non !
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Related terms
- pissenlit
Further reading
- “chienlit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.