tocard
French
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Etymology
Borrowed from Norman toquard, equivalent to toquer + -ard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tocard (feminine tocarde, masculine plural tocards, feminine plural tocardes)
- (colloquial) tasteless, out of fashion.
- (colloquial) unattractive
- Il ne se rend pas compte qu’il est complètement tocard.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Noun
tocard m (plural tocards, feminine tocarde)
- (colloquial, derogatory) useless thing, worthless person or animal.
- 2012, Bastien Vivès, L'amour (shampooing), Delcourt, page 131:
- Qu’est-ce que tu essaies de me faire comprendre avec tes sous-entendus… que je me suis tapé que des tocards avant toi !
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- Miser sur un tocard. ― To bet on the wrong horse.
Further reading
- “tocard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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