souffre-douleur

French

Etymology

Compound of souffrir + douleur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.fʁə.du.lœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

souffre-douleur m (plural souffre-douleur or souffre-douleurs)

  1. punchbag, punching bag (person or animal used by someone to let out their anger)
    Synonym: tête de Turc

See also

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.