alpaguer

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French

Etymology

From alpague (overcoat) +‎ -er, compare colleter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.pa.ɡe/
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Verb

alpaguer

  1. (slang) to collar, catch, seize, arrest
    Synonyms: prendre, saisir, appréhender, arrêter, serrer
    • 2001, Frédéric Beigbeder, Dernier inventaire avant liquidation, Grasset, →ISBN, page 21:
      [] le 4 octobre 1926, rue Lafayette, André Breton alpague une passante prénommée Nadja, «créature inspirée et inspirante», laquelle se révélera par la suite une putain cocaïnomane possédant des dons extralucides, qui finira à l’asile (rock’n roll, non ?).
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