souffre-douleur
French edit
Etymology edit
Compound of souffrir + douleur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
souffre-douleur m (plural souffre-douleur or souffre-douleurs)
- punchbag, punching bag (person or animal used by someone to let out their anger)
- Synonym: tête de Turc
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “souffre-douleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.