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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of déchéance. First attested 1837.
Noun
dèche f (uncountable)
- (colloquial) the state of being broke
- Je suis dans la dèche. ― I am broke.
Etymology 2
Clipping of décharge.
Noun
dèche f (plural dèches)
- (Quebec, vulgar) sperm, semen
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