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单词 mauvais langue
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Definition of mauvais langue in English:

mauvais langue

noun ˌməʊveɪ ˈlɒŋɡ
Tobago, Caribbean, Trinidad
  • Malicious gossip or rumours; critical or slanderous talk.

adjective ˌməʊveɪ ˈlɒŋɡ
Tobago, Caribbean, Trinidad
  • Given to or characterized by malicious gossip; backbiting; slanderous.

verb ˌməʊveɪ ˈlɒŋɡ
Tobago, Caribbean, Trinidad
  • with object To disparage, criticize, or abuse (a person, especially someone who is not present).

Origin

1940s. From French Creole mauvais langue from French mauvais bad + langue; evidently a French Creole calque from West African languages parallel to the Anglophone Creole calque bad-talk
1950s. From mauvais langue. Compare bad-talk.

 
 

Definition of mauvais langue in US English:

mauvais langue

nounˌməʊveɪ ˈlɒŋɡ
Tobago, Caribbean, Trinidad
  • Malicious gossip or rumours; critical or slanderous talk.

adjectiveˌməʊveɪ ˈlɒŋɡ
Tobago, Caribbean, Trinidad
  • Given to or characterized by malicious gossip; backbiting; slanderous.

verbˌməʊveɪ ˈlɒŋɡ
Tobago, Caribbean, Trinidad
  • with object To disparage, criticize, or abuse (a person, especially someone who is not present).

Origin

1940s. From French Creole mauvais langue from French mauvais bad + langue; evidently a French Creole calque from West African languages parallel to the Anglophone Creole calque bad-talk<br>1950s. From mauvais langue. Compare bad-talk.

 
 
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