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bijou problemette

bijou problemette noun: a little fault or problem.

Noun

bijou problemette (plural bijou problemettes or bijoux problemettes)

  1. (UK, humorous, informal) A little fault or problem.
    • A bijou problemette then arose. The conference finished too late for me to catch the northbound Eurostar Connection Waterloo-Edinburgh train.1995 November 29, Nick Thompson, “Re: Eurostar”, in misc.transport.rail.europe (Usenet)
    • There is also the "bijou problemette" (as my old chemistry teacher would say) that members of this consortium can't legitimately enter the quiz, since they wrote some of the questions.1999 February 11, Simon Nickerson, “Re: Trivia Quiz -- an announcement”, in alt.fan.eddings (Usenet)

Forms of bijou problemette

pluralbijou problemettes
pluralbijoux problemettes

Origin of bijou problemette

bijou (“small, little”) + problem + -ette

Questions about bijou problemette

What does bijou problemette mean?
Bijou problemette means a little fault or problem.
What part of speech is bijou problemette?
Bijou problemette is a noun.
What is the plural of bijou problemette?
The plural of bijou problemette is bijou problemettes.

Words near bijou problemette in the dictionary

  1. bijillions
  2. Bijlmer
  3. Bijlmermeer
  4. Bijnor
  5. bijou
  6. bijou problemette
  7. bijou problemettes
  8. bijous
  9. bijouterie
  10. bijouteries
  11. bijoutries

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