fourre-tout

French

Etymology

Compound of fourrer +‎ tout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʁ.tu/

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Noun

fourre-tout m (plural fourre-tout)

1. (derogatory) catch-all
2. (derogatory) ragbag, hodgepodge
3. holdall (UK), carryall (US)

Further reading

• “fourre-tout”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.