chèvrechoutiste

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French

Etymology

Derived from the idiom ménager la chèvre et le chou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛ.vʁə.ʃu.tist/, /ʃe.vʁə.ʃu.tist/
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Adjective

chèvrechoutiste (plural chèvrechoutistes)

  1. (Belgium) attempting to please everybody or reconcile conflicting options
    • 2004, Chantal Kesteloot, Au nom de la Wallonie et de Bruxelles français: les origines du FDF, Editions Complexe, page 196:
      Le Conseil général adopte une résolution à tout le moins chèvrechoutiste reconnaissant tout à la fois l’existance de trois entités territoriales et de deux "communautés ethniques".
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    • 2008 January 29, Jean-Luc Henquinet, “Le verdict du polygraphe: chèvrechoutiste”, in actu24.be:
      Verdict? Mi-figue, mi-raisin, même si B. s’en sort plutôt bien. Un test chèvrechoutiste, qui ménage la chèvre et le chou, qui satisfait tout le monde.
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