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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French mauvaise langue.
Noun
mauvaise langue (plural mauvaises langues)
- (uncountable) A tendency to gossip.
- (countable) A gossip; a scandalmonger.
French
Etymology
Literally, “bad tongue”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.vɛz lɑ̃ɡ/, /mɔ.vɛz lɑ̃ɡ/
Noun
mauvaise langue f (plural mauvaises langues)
- (informal) mauvaise langue: a gossip
- Synonym: langue de vipère
- être mauvaise langue ― to be a gossip