pantouflard

French

Etymology

From pantoufle (“slipper”) +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /pɑ̃.tu.flaʁ/

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Adjective

pantouflard (feminine pantouflarde, masculine plural pantouflards, feminine plural pantouflardes)

  1. (colloquial) stay-at-home
    Ils auront du mal à s’entendre : elle est pantouflarde alors qu’il adore faire la fête.
    They'll have a hard time getting along: she's a homebody and he loves to party.

Noun

pantouflard m (plural pantouflards, feminine pantouflarde)

  1. (colloquial) couch potato, homebody
    Robert, quel pantouflard, il ne veut pas sortir avec nous en boîte !
    Robert's such a couch potato, he doesn't want to go to the club with us!
  2. (historical) a member of the non-combatant "home guard" formed of older men during the Siege of Paris (1870–1871)

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