chienlit
French edit
Etymology edit
From chie (“shit”) + en (“in”) + lit (“bed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chienlit m or f by sense (plural chienlits)
Noun edit
chienlit f (plural chienlits)
- masquerade, carnival
- C’est une chienlit. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- havoc, chaos
- 1968 May 19, Charles de Gaulle, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- La réforme oui, la chienlit non !
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “chienlit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.