flemme

French

Etymology

From Italian flemma, from Latin phlegma "phlegm," one of the four bodily humours, thought to cause a sluggish and unemotional nature. Doublet of flegme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛm/

Noun

flemme f (uncountable)

1. (informal) laziness

   J'ai la flemme de le faire.

   I can't be bothered to do it.

Derived terms

• flémingite
• flemmard

References

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

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Italian

Noun

flemme f

1. plural of flemma

Further reading

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