divulgâcher

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French

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Etymology

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Blend of divulguer +‎ gâcher.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /di.vyl.ɡa.ʃe/ ~ /di.vyl.ɡɑ.ʃe/
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Verb

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divulgâcher

  1. (Quebec, neologism) to spoil (by revealing information prematurely)
    Synonym: spoiler
    • 2018, François-Henri Soulié, Le présent n'a plus le temps[1], →ISBN:
      – Tu as l’air bizarre. À quoi tu penses ?
      – Au cirque.
      – C’était comment ?
      – Génial. Pas impossible que je laisse tomber le journalisme pour devenir dompteur... Tu liras tout, demain matin, dans mon papier.
      – Jamais de la vie ! Je vais pas me divulgâcher le plaisir du spectacle, comme ils disent au pays des castors.
      "You have an odd look about you. What are you thinking about?"
      "The circus."
      "How was it?"
      "Great. I might give up journalism and become an animal tamer... You'll read all about it tomorrow morning in my article."
      "Never! I'm not going to spoil my enjoyment of the show – divulgâcher, as they say in Quebec."

Conjugation

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