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French
Etymology
From sourd (“deaf”) + -ingue.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sourdingue (plural sourdingues)
- (colloquial) completely deaf
1959, Raymond Queneau, Zazie dans le métro, Gallimard:Dis donc, tata Marceline, dit Zazie, tu te fous de moi ou bien t’es vraiment sourdingue ?- "Hey, Auntie Marceline," said Zazie, "are you taking the piss, or are you completely deaf?"
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