ailai au païs de claiquedant

Bourguignon

Etymology

Literally, "to go to the country of 'Snaptooth'". Origin of phrase and apparent creature "Snaptooth" unknown; probably from local folklore of a demon, bugaboo or cryptid linked to Hell, now lost to history. However, compare cognate French claquedent (“man shivering with cold”); this then may refer to Hell being seen as dark and cold (the "outer darkness"), hence the first sense. Secondary sense of "to ingest medicine for a winter disease" is even further nebulous.

However, most likely it is simply a comedic reference to teeth shivering from a fever or cold.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj.lɛ ɔ pɛ dɛ klɛk.dɑ̃/

Verb

ailai au païs de claiquedant

to go to hell (literal or insult)
to ingest some medicine for any winter disease

References

Vocabulaire raisonné et comparé du dialecte et du patois de la province de Bourgogne, by Thomas Mignard, 1870.