(french) literally half world, the English equivalent would be underworld. It is important to note that the final e is not pronounced in accordance with rules of french pronunciation. Has a pretentious ring to it.
Person A: Hey do you want to tag along, me and a couple of friends are going to the club near the center that opened last year.
Person B: I rather not, I heard rumors that the owners have ties to the demimonde and that it is a hotbed for drug addicts.
Person B: I rather not, I heard rumors that the owners have ties to the demimonde and that it is a hotbed for drug addicts.
by Earl of Warwick August 27, 2017
German word for central Europe. A related term is Plan mitteleuropa witch refers to the Prussian military expansion to eastern Europe. The idea was to colonize much of eastern Europe and exploit them for economic reasons. It (Plan mitteleuropa) laid the groundwork for the Nazi policy of Lebensraum.
Even if many people nowadays say Hungary is in eastern Europe, it is actually in mitteleuropa or central Europe as we say in English.
by Earl of Warwick July 07, 2017
Legume as a English word means (certain) vegetables like lentils, peas, beans, soybeans and peanuts. Not to be confused with the french word witch means vegetables in a general sense.
pretentious Pete: Now that autumn is upon us, I can finally make luscious heartwarming soups, stews and casseroles out of legume.
simple Simon: Legym!, WTF are you talking about?
pretentious Pete: (Shocked that Simon does not understand this rarely used word, then condescendingly:) you know beans, peas, lentils and so forth. The sort of vegetables your under educated, peasant relatives lived on hundreds of years ago.
simple Simon: Legym!, WTF are you talking about?
pretentious Pete: (Shocked that Simon does not understand this rarely used word, then condescendingly:) you know beans, peas, lentils and so forth. The sort of vegetables your under educated, peasant relatives lived on hundreds of years ago.
by Earl of Warwick July 29, 2017
Rebecca: So did you remember to buy rosé wine for the pistou ( soup form Provence)?.
Alexander: Bien entendu, it is the quintessential drink for a pistou.
Alexander: Bien entendu, it is the quintessential drink for a pistou.
by Earl of Warwick August 13, 2017
Is a French word for cottage or more specially a cottage around the alps. Still in some cases it may refer to any cottage. One important thing to remember is that the t at the end is not pronounce.
by Earl of Warwick July 07, 2017
To get along with someone really well. It is quite commonly used but still somewhat obscure, in other words possibly a good word to impress someone.
by Earl of Warwick October 11, 2017
by Earl of Warwick July 07, 2017