boit-sans-soif

French

Etymology

From boire sans soif (“to drink without thirst”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bwa.sɑ̃.swaf/

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Noun

boit-sans-soif m (invariable)

1. soak (drunkard)

   Synonyms: poivrot, ivrogne, soiffard

Further reading

• “boit-sans-soif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012