saugrenu

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French

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete saugreneux (from sel + grain + -eux) after grenu (granular).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /so.ɡʁə.ny/
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Adjective

saugrenu (feminine saugrenue, masculine plural saugrenus, feminine plural saugrenues)

  1. absurd, ridiculous, preposterous
    Synonyms: absurde, fantaisiste, ubuesque, farfelu
    • 2014, Édouard Louis, En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule [The End of Eddy], Le Seuil:
      C’était lors d’un des bals du village — des bals aux noms saugrenus qui avaient lieu dans la salle des fêtes plusieurs fois par an « Soirée tartiflette et années quatre-vingt », « Soirée cassoulet et sosies de Johnny ».
      It was during one of the village dances – dances with ridiculous names that took place in the village hall several times a year: "tartiflette and 80's night", "cassoulet and Johnny Hallyday lookalike night".

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