by home of vibes November 11, 2016
Get the sugar le bomb mug.a French (read: pretentious) expression meaning "the right wording/phrasing"
often used by snotty intellectuals like Frasier Crane from the TV show Frasier
often used by snotty intellectuals like Frasier Crane from the TV show Frasier
"Oh anyway, as I was saying, it was horr--well, actually, "horrible" isn't quite le mot juste--more like calamitous! Disastrous! Deplorable! EXECRABLE!"
"Oh brother."
"Oh brother."
by sssshhhnake September 28, 2005
Get the le mot juste mug.Keep le change (shǝnz)
A rather campy. . . loose french take-off for "keep the change" that has been trendy among fashionistas, etc.
A rather campy. . . loose french take-off for "keep the change" that has been trendy among fashionistas, etc.
by nehyahneeh February 13, 2010
Get the Keep le change mug."Pour le grand" is French for "for the big" -- it is used in certain Russian sub-cultures to indicate that one is going to take a dump (i.e. a #2)
by lerusfou September 20, 2012
Get the pour le grand mug.by mikeh12 September 17, 2021
Get the Eryn Le Long mug.A fancy word for just the right word someone is lucking for. The last t in mot and the last e in juste is not pronounced (since it is a french word (french pronunciation rules))
Example 1
Person A: At first I did not like Alex he seemed a bit unsympathetic, well not unsympatheic but not that talkative and a bit reserved, you know what I mean.
Person B: You mean introverted
Person A: precisely le mot juste
Example 2 (From Frasier Season 5 Episode 8)
Frasier: Wait! Wait, my God, it's really for the sake of our future
relationships. I mean, it just, I know that you're afraid to
hurt my feelings but I can stand a little constructive
criticism. Now, come on, please, what do you think are my
main faults?
Daphne: Well, if I had to choose, I'd say you are a bit of a fuss
budget.
Frasier: Fuss budget! Well, listen, if you don't mind the
substitution, I think maybe "demanding" is more the mot
juste.
Person A: At first I did not like Alex he seemed a bit unsympathetic, well not unsympatheic but not that talkative and a bit reserved, you know what I mean.
Person B: You mean introverted
Person A: precisely le mot juste
Example 2 (From Frasier Season 5 Episode 8)
Frasier: Wait! Wait, my God, it's really for the sake of our future
relationships. I mean, it just, I know that you're afraid to
hurt my feelings but I can stand a little constructive
criticism. Now, come on, please, what do you think are my
main faults?
Daphne: Well, if I had to choose, I'd say you are a bit of a fuss
budget.
Frasier: Fuss budget! Well, listen, if you don't mind the
substitution, I think maybe "demanding" is more the mot
juste.
by Earl of Warwick October 27, 2017
Get the le mot juste mug.The french version of the widely popular 1987 - 1995 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, made in the very late 80s/early 90s.
- The theme song was very different lyric wise, but had a very very similar tune (different key of tuning).
- Instead of "Heroes in the Halfshell", the popular slogan was "Cowabunga le cri, des ninja", which translates to "Cowabunga the cry of the ninja!" (or something like that.)
- There are the four turtles (Michaelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael), and Splinter, Krang, Shredder, Etc.
- The theme song was very different lyric wise, but had a very very similar tune (different key of tuning).
- Instead of "Heroes in the Halfshell", the popular slogan was "Cowabunga le cri, des ninja", which translates to "Cowabunga the cry of the ninja!" (or something like that.)
- There are the four turtles (Michaelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael), and Splinter, Krang, Shredder, Etc.
by Shredder October 30, 2004
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