pouilleux

French

Etymology

From pou +‎ -eux, or possibly from Vulgar Latin peduclōsus, from Latin peduculōsus.

Adjective

pouilleux (feminine pouilleuse, masculine plural pouilleux, feminine plural pouilleuses)

1. louse-infested
2. (figuratively, derogatory) lousy, miserable

Noun

pouilleux m (plural pouilleux, feminine pouilleuse)

1. person who has lice
2. lousy, miserable person; a bum

Further reading

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