moue
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French moue, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French moe (“grimace”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”). Compare mow (“grimace”).
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: moo
Noun
moue (plural moues)
- A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness. [from 19th c.]
- 1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon:
- She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:
- She made what I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it, is called a moue. Putting the lips together and shoving them out, if you know what I mean. The impression I got was that she was disappointed in Bertram, having expected better things [...].
- 2011, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 2 Feb 2011:
- Why do you wear European clothes?" fumed Oscar de la Renta with a moue of disapproval and stamp of his bejewelled foot (probably).
- 1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon:
Usage notes
Often used in the phrase “make a moue”, influenced by French “faire la moue”, meaning “to pout”.
Translations
pout
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Further reading
- “moue”, April 04, 2009 Word of the Day, Merriam-Webster
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Noun
French
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French moue, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French moe (“grimace”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”). Akin to Middle Dutch mouwe (“protruding lip”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moue f (plural moues)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “moue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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