degringolade
See also: dégringolade
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French dégringolade, from dégringoler (“to tumble down”), from Middle French desgringueler (comprising des- (“from”) + gringueler (“to tumble”)), from Middle Dutch crinkelen (“to make curl”), crinc or cring (“ring, circle”) (related to English crinkle and crank).
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degringolade (plural degringolades)
- A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble.