cela m'en touche une sans faire bouger l'autre

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally "it touches one [of my testicles] without moving the other". Of pied noir origin. Popularised by Jacques Chirac, who used it in November 1987 to express his indifference to criticism from François Mitterrand.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sə.la m‿ɑ̃ tuʃ yn sɑ̃ fɛʁ bu.ʒe l‿otʁ/

Phrase

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cela m’en touche une sans faire bouger l’autre

  1. (vulgar, idiomatic) I don't give a fuck; it's like water off a duck's back to me