ringard

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛ̃.ɡaʁ/

• Audio (Paris):

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Adjective

ringard (feminine ringarde, masculine plural ringards, feminine plural ringardes)

1. outdated, old-fashioned, passé, behind the times
2. (colloquial) cheesy, square
3. (colloquial) crummy (low quality)

Related terms

• ringardisation
• ringardise
• ringardiser

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• grandir