pisse-vinaigre

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to navigation Jump to search

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pisser (“to piss”) +‎ vinaigre (“vinegar”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pis.vi.nɛɡʁ/

Noun[edit]

pisse-vinaigre m (plural pisse-vinaigre)

(figuratively) a grouch, a crosspatch, a sourpuss

Descendants[edit]

→ Dutch: azijnpisser (calque)

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“pisse-vinaigre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=pisse-vinaigre&oldid=72568406"