pièrcheux

Norman

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Adjective

pièrcheux m

1. (Jersey) lazy

Synonyms

• ouaîsif

Derived terms

• pièrcheusement (“lazily”, adverb)

Noun

pièrcheux m (plural pièrcheurs)

1. (Jersey) lazy person
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 538:

     Il vaut mûx pour ùn houme d'aver un percheux dans son ménage qu'un frêne sur s'n héritage.

     It is better for a man to have a lazy fellow in his service than an ash-tree on his estate.