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mauvaise langue

mauvaise langue noun: a tendency to gossip.

Noun

mauvaise langue (plural mauvaises langues)

  1. (uncountable) A tendency to gossip.
  2. (countable) A gossip; a scandalmonger.

Forms of mauvaise langue

pluralmauvaises langues

Origin of mauvaise langue

Borrowed from French mauvaise langue.

Questions about mauvaise langue

What does mauvaise langue mean?
Mauvaise langue means a tendency to gossip.
What part of speech is mauvaise langue?
Mauvaise langue is a noun.
What is the plural of mauvaise langue?
The plural of mauvaise langue is mauvaises langues.

Words near mauvaise langue in the dictionary

  1. Mautz
  2. Mautzes
  3. mauvais quart d'heure
  4. mauvais quarts d'heure
  5. mauvaise honte
  6. mauvaise langue
  7. mauvaniline
  8. mauve
  9. mauve box
  10. mauve boxes
  11. mauve stinger

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