en dessous de la ceinture

French

Etymology

Literally, “below the belt/waist”, a metonymy for the place of the genitals.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ də.su d(ə) la sɛ̃.tyʁ/
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Phrase

en dessous de la ceinture

  1. (informal) salacious, dirty
    Il n'arrête pas de raconter des blagues en dessous de la ceinture. ― He never stops telling salacious jokes.
  2. (informal) below the belt, unfair, dirty
    Antonym: de bonne guerre

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