mou du genou

French

Etymology

Literally, “soft in the knee”; chosen for the rhyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/

Adjective

mou du genou (feminine molle du genou, masculine plural mous du genou, feminine plural molles du genou)

1. (informal) sluggish, listless, wet, halfhearted

   Synonyms: mou, mollasson

   Antonyms: énergique, dynamique

   être mou du genou ― to be sluggish

Noun

mou du genou m (plural mous du genou, feminine molle du genou)

1. (informal) wet noodle, sluggard