pétage de plombs

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French

Etymology

From péter les plombs, with the nominalisation of péter to pétage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.taʒ də plɔ̃/
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Noun

pétage de plombs m (plural pétages de plombs)

  1. (idiomatic) Descent into madness, the act or process of going crazy
  2. (idiomatic) Loss of control (of one's faculties)