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mouton enragé

UK/ˌmuːtɒn ˌɒnɹæˈʒeɪ//ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/

mouton enragé noun: a normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.

Noun

mouton enragé (plural moutons enragés)

  1. A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.
    • Remember not to enter the monastery; those monks can be real moutons enragés.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:mouton enragé.

Forms of mouton enragé

pluralmoutons enragés

Origin of mouton enragé

First attested in 1826. Borrowed from French mouton enragé, a nickname given to French politician Nicolas de Condorcet by Turgot, from mouton (“sheep”) + enragé, past participle of enrager (“to enrage”).

Questions about mouton enragé

What does mouton enragé mean?
Mouton enragé means a normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.
What part of speech is mouton enragé?
Mouton enragé is a noun.
How do you pronounce mouton enragé?
Mouton enragé is pronounced /ˌmuːtɒn ˌɒnɹæˈʒeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of mouton enragé?
The plural of mouton enragé is moutons enragés.

Words near mouton enragé in the dictionary

  1. mouthwateringly
  2. mouthwise
  3. mouthy
  4. Moutier
  5. mouton
  6. mouton enragé
  7. moutonnée
  8. moutonnées
  9. moutons
  10. moutons enragés
  11. moutza

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