calinotade

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by the Goncourt brothers after the vaudeville character Calinot, 1850s.

Noun[edit]

calinotade f (plural calinotades)

  1. stupidity, silliness
    Synonym: niaiserie
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