mouche du coche

French

Etymology

From the fable Le Coche et la Mouche by Jean de La Fontaine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʃ dy kɔʃ/

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Noun

mouche du coche f (plural mouches du coche)

1. (derogatory, figuratively) back-seat driver, kibitzer (person who pretends to be useful by offering unsolicited advice or by running around without actually doing any work)