mouche du coche

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the fable Le Coche et la Mouche by Jean de La Fontaine.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /muʃ dy kɔʃ/
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Noun[edit]

mouche du coche f (plural mouches du coche)

  1. (derogatory, figuratively) back-seat driver, kibitzer (person who pretends to be useful by offering unsolicited advice or by running around without actually doing any work)
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