crevard

French

Etymology

From crever +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁə.vaʁ/

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Noun

crevard m (plural crevards, feminine crevarde)

1. (slang) bastard, asshole
   • 2015 June, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 2, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:

     Parce qu’un oncle a dû te refiler dix mille euros en clamsant on va tous s’accrocher à toi comme des morbacs ? Pauvre crevard, tu me fais de la peine…

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2. (slang) cheapskate
3. (slang) someone who would do anything to scrape a buck

Further reading

• “crevard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.