mou du genou

French

Etymology

Literally, “soft in the knee”; chosen for the rhyme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/

Adjective

mou du genou (feminine molle du genou, masculine plural mous du genou, feminine plural molles du genou)

  1. (informal) sluggish, listless, wet, halfhearted
    Synonyms: mou, mollasson
    Antonyms: énergique, dynamique
    être mou du genou ― to be sluggish

Noun

mou du genou m (plural mous du genou, feminine molle du genou)

  1. (informal) wet noodle, sluggard
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