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French
Etymology
From baver + -eux.
Pronunciation
Adjective
baveux (feminine baveuse, masculine plural baveux, feminine plural baveuses)
- wet; drooling; dripping
- (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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