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French
Etymology
Literally, “of the left buttock”.
Pronunciation
Phrase
de la fesse gauche
- (informal, Quebec) Distant and unspecified, indirect, dubious, or notional, in speaking of a family relationship, ethnic heritage, etc.; shirttail (relative).
J’ai juste ma famille immédiate dans ma vie; j’ai une tonne de cousins de la fesse gauche mais je ne les connais pratiquement pas.- I only have my immediate family in my life; I have a ton of distant cousins but I barely know them at all.
2021, Geneviève Pettersen, “Legault vs Dubé : bon cop bad cop”, in Le Journal de Montréal:Il […] souhaite sans doute ardemment inviter sa sœur et son troisième cousin de la fesse gauche à festoyer dans sa « modeste » demeure.- He's no doubt eager to invite his sister and his distant third cousin/his third cousin twice removed on his mother's side to celebrate in his "modest" house.
2010, Christian Desmeules, “Essais étrangers - Le fond de la casserole”, in Le Devoir:Les deux livres sont aussi des cousins de la fesse gauche du formidable Dans la dèche à Paris et à Londres de George Orwell, paru en 1933.- The two books are also distant cousins of George Orwell's monumental Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933.
2000, Claude Côté, “Les Batinses : Passe-moi le Celte”, in Voir:Tous les artistes invités au Festival celtique international de Montréal qui aura lieu à Verdun la semaine prochaine, vous le diront : on ne cherche pas à savoir si l’on est irlandais de la fesse gauche, on veut juste « avoir du fun ».- All the invited artists at the Festival celtique international de Montréal, taking place in Verdun next week, will tell you: nobody will quiz you about whether or not you have Irish blood in you, they're just there to have a good time.
Usage notes
Often preceded by cousin or parent (“relative”).