charabouste

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

charabouste f (plural charaboustes)

1. (Jersey) slap

Synonyms

• gifl'ye, girnouffl'ye, mornifl'ye, nord-êt, paffe, talmouse

Hyponyms

• cliamuse, cliaque (“slap in the face”)

Derived terms

• charbousseter (“to slap”)

Related terms

• bailli eune cliamuse, cliamûser (“to slap in the face”)
• bailli eune paffe, env'yer eune cliaque (“to smack”)
• cliaper, cliatchi (“to slap”)