Dégueulasse

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Sehr hässlich, schmutzig oder abstoßend. , 🇪🇸 Muy feo, sucio o repulsivo. , 🇮🇹 Estremamente brutto, sporco o ripugnante. , 🇵🇹 algo muito feio, sujo ou repulsivo , 🇨🇳 极其丑陋、肮脏或令人厌恶的东西 , 🇯🇵 非常に汚い、醜い、いやらしいもの , 🇰🇷 매우 못생기고 더럽거나 혐오스러운 , 🇸🇦 قبيح جدًا، قذر أو لاذع , 🇮🇳 बहुत ही बदसूरत, गंदा या घिनौना।

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Etymology

“Dégueulasse” is a recent slang noun that borrows the adjective *dégueulasse*. The adjective comes from the verb *dégueuler* (“to vomit”), formed by adding the negative prefix *de-* to *gueuler*, a vulgar derivative of *gueule* “mouth/face”, itself from late Latin *gula* “throat”. First attested in the 18th c. to describe something that vomited, the word expanded by the 20th c. to mean “disgusting, repulsive”, and the noun form simply adopts that adjective to refer to a repulsive person or thing.

Synonyms

dégoûtant répugnant détestable infâme épouvantable fétide abominable désagréable

Antonyms

belle propre agréable éblouissante charmante