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ménage à quatre

ménage à quatre noun: a household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.

Noun

ménage à quatre (plural ménages à quatre)

  1. A household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
  2. A sexual act involving four people; a foursome.

Forms of ménage à quatre

pluralménages à quatre

Origin of ménage à quatre

From ménage à trois (“household whereby three people live as lovers; sexual act involving three people”), from French ménage à trois. The number trois (“three”) is replaced by quatre (“four”).

Questions about ménage à quatre

What does ménage à quatre mean?
Ménage à quatre means a household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
What part of speech is ménage à quatre?
Ménage à quatre is a noun.
What is the plural of ménage à quatre?
The plural of ménage à quatre is ménages à quatre.

Words near ménage à quatre in the dictionary

  1. mélangeurs
  2. Méliès
  3. Mélièsian
  4. ménage
  5. ménage à moi
  6. ménage à quatre
  7. ménage à trois
  8. ménage-à-trois
  9. ménagerie
  10. ménageries
  11. ménages

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