âme damnée

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English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French âme damnée (literally damned soul).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    âme damnée (plural âmes damnées)

    1. Someone who is utterly devoted to another and willing to carry out difficult or disagreeable tasks for them; a simp.

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    1. ^ âme damnée, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    French

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /am da.ne/ ~ /ɑm da.ne/
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      Noun

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      âme damnée f (plural âmes damnées)

      1. a henchman, a minion, a pawn, a tool, a cat's-paw, a person completely devoted to another and willing to do everything at his bidding, to do his dirty work

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