pouilleux

French

Etymology

From pou +‎ -eux, or possibly from Vulgar Latin peduclōsus, from Latin peduculōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu.jø/
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Adjective

pouilleux (feminine pouilleuse, masculine plural pouilleux, feminine plural pouilleuses)

louse-infested
(figuratively, derogatory) lousy, miserable

Noun

pouilleux m (plural pouilleux, feminine pouilleuse)

person who has lice
lousy, miserable person; a bum

Further reading

“pouilleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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