mou du genou

French

Etymology

Literally “soft in the knee”; chosen for the rhyme.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/

Adjective

mou du genou (feminine singular molle du genou, masculine plural mous du genou, feminine plural molles du genou)

  1. (informal) sluggish, listless, wet, halfhearted
    être mou du genou ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Synonyms: mou, mollasson
    Antonyms: énergique, dynamique

Noun

mou du genou m (plural mous du genou, feminine molle du genou)

  1. (informal) wet noodle, sluggard
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