моветон

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mauvais ton.

Pronunciation

Noun

мовето́н (movetónm inan (genitive мовето́на, nominative plural мовето́ны, genitive plural мовето́нов)

  1. (dated or rare, often ironic) bad manners, bad taste
    Synonym: дурно́й тон (durnój ton)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mauvais ton.

Pronunciation

Noun

мовето́н (movetónm inan (genitive мовето́ну, nominative plural мовето́ни, genitive plural мовето́нів)

  1. (dated) bad manners, bad taste
    Antonym: бонто́н (bontón)

Declension

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “моветон”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN