Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette noun: someone with an extravagant and luxurious lifestyle, often at the expense of those who lack food, clothes, or shelter.
Noun
Marie Antoinette (plural Marie Antoinettes)
- Someone with an extravagant and luxurious lifestyle, often at the expense of those who lack food, clothes, or shelter.
- By the end of the year 2000, Howard seemed likely to be remembered as the Marie Antoinette of Australian politics for his incorrigible use of public monies to support the Howard family's personal comfort.2002, Francis Gordon Clarke, The history of Australia, →ISBN, page 195
Forms of Marie Antoinette
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Origin of Marie Antoinette
From Marie Antoinette (1755–1793), French queen, traditionally said to have had a frivolous regard for the starving peasants; see Let them eat cake.
Questions about Marie Antoinette
- What does Marie Antoinette mean?
- Marie Antoinette means someone with an extravagant and luxurious lifestyle, often at the expense of those who lack food, clothes, or shelter.
- What part of speech is Marie Antoinette?
- Marie Antoinette is a noun.
- What is the plural of Marie Antoinette?
- The plural of Marie Antoinette is Marie Antoinettes.
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