culbuter

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French

Etymology

From culer + buter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyl.by.te/
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Verb

culbuter

  1. (intransitive) to take a tumble, fall over (of a person); to overturn (of vehicle)
  2. (transitive, vulgar) to bang (have sex with someone)
    • 1921, Louis Pergaud, “La Vengeance du père Jourgeot”, in Les Rustiques, nouvelles villageoises:
      Pourquoi aurait-il échappé à la règle ? Combien de jouvencelles avait-il culbutées jadis ; combien de maris avait-il mis dans la situation où il se trouvait à l’heure actuelle ?
      Why would the rule not apply to him? How many young girls had he banged before; how many husbands had he put in the very situation he was in now?

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