baveux

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French

Etymology

From baver +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.vø/
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Adjective

baveux (feminine baveuse, masculine plural baveux, feminine plural baveuses)

  1. wet; drooling; dripping
  2. (Canada, informal) arrogant and cheeky against authority; cocky
    • 1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, →ISBN, page 135:
      "Et insolente avec les profs. La moitié des élèves l’admire parce qu’elle est baveuse."
      And cheeky with teachers. Half the students admire her for her cockiness.

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