blanc-bec

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /blɑ̃.bɛk/
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Noun

blanc-bec m (plural blancs-becs)

(colloquial, derogatory) greenhorn
- 1976, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics and music), “L’homme à tête de chou”, in L’homme à tête de chou:
  J'étais fini, foutu, échec / Et mat aux yeux d’Marilou / Qui m’traitait comme un blanc-bec
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See also

béjaune

Further reading

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

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