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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French frume (“expression, mien”).
Pronunciation
Noun
frimousse f (plural frimousses)
- (colloquial) sweet face, cute little face
2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 3, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:[…] et sous sa frimousse qui s’arrondit, à travers ses yeux émus de môme qu’il écarquille sans s’en rendre compte, quelque chose de scellé – d’enfoui profond, si profond…- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Internet) emoticon, smiley
- Synonym: (Quebec) binette
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