drôle de guerre

French

Etymology

Attributed to French journalist Roland Dorgelès. It might have been influenced by a misinterpretation of phoney war as funny war.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁol də ɡɛʁ/

Proper noun

drôle de guerre f

  1. Phoney War
    • 2011 October 31, Frédéric Lewino, “Mouna aurait cent ans”, in Le Point‎[1]:
      L'année 1936 passe sans l'éveiller. Il se marie en 39. Mobilisé, il revient de la drôle de guerre pour ouvrir un restaurant à Paris.
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