grabuge
French edit
Etymology edit
From 1526, as gaburge (“dispute, fight”). Unknown, but perhaps from Venetian garbugio (“fight, skirmish”). Cognate with Italian garbuglio (“tumult, mess”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grabuge m (plural grabuges) (informal)
- scrap, ruckus; mayhem
- quarrel (discussion that turns violent)
- 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 2, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
- Il m’a dit que Sahar était encore sur la place, mais à l’abri, que le grabuge se tassait, qu’elle n’était pas blessée.
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Further reading edit
- “grabuge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.