Etymology[edit]
From sous- + merde, literally “subshit”.
Originally Parisian slang, attested since at least 1878 in the sense "moins-que-rien; despicable work; man of absolute incapacity".
Pronunciation[edit]
sous-merde f (plural sous-merdes)
- (vulgar, derogatory) piece of shit; nonentity
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