en dessous de la ceinture

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French

Etymology

Literally, below the belt/waist, a metonymy for the place of the genitals.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ də.su d(ə) la sɛ̃.tyʁ/
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Phrase

en dessous de la ceinture

  1. (informal) salacious, dirty
    Il n’arrête pas de raconter des blagues en dessous de la ceinture.He never stops telling salacious jokes.
  2. (informal) below the belt, unfair, dirty
    Antonym: de bonne guerre

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