feuille de rose

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French

Etymology

Literally, leaves of rose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœj də ʁoz/
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Noun

feuille de rose f (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic) anilingus
    • Ne faites pas feuille de rose à vos domestiques. C’est un service que vous pouvez leur demander mais qu’il est plus convenable de ne pas leur rendre.
      Don't do anilingus to your servants. It is a service that you can ask from them but it is not very proper to do it to them.
      (Pierre Louÿs, Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l’usage des maisons d’éducation, 1926)