sourdingue

French

Etymology

From sourd (“deaf”) +‎ -dingue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suʁ.dɛ̃ɡ/

Adjective

sourdingue (plural sourdingues)

1. (colloquial) completely deaf
   • 1959, Raymond Queneau, Zazie dans le métro, Gallimard:

     Dis donc, tata Marceline, dit Zazie, tu te fous de moi ou bien t’es vraiment sourdingue ?

     "Hey, Auntie Marceline," said Zazie, "are you taking the piss, or are you completely deaf?"

Further reading

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