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French
Etymology
From the expression taper dans l’œil [de quelqu’un] (“to attract attention; to seduce”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ta.p‿a l‿œj/
Adjective
tape-à-l’œil (invariable)
- (colloquial) loud, garish, in-your-face
- Un décor tape-à-l’œil. ― A kitschy decoration.
- C’est un peu trop tape-à-l’œil comme couleur, tu ne trouves pas ? ― It's a bit too garish of a colour, don't you think?
1965, Georges Perec, Les Choses, Julliard, published 1984, page 42:Ils s’étaient rencontrés, la plupart du temps, dans les bureaux tape-à-l’œil ou pseudo-fonctionnels des directeurs d’agence.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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