Le Mot Juste

What is Le Mot Juste?

1.

a French (read: pretentious) expression meaning "the right wording/phrasing"

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."

2.

"the right word" in French. Coined by 19th-century novelist Gustave Flaubert, who often spent weeks looking for the right word to use.

Flaubert spent his life agonizing over "le mot juste." Now Madame Bovary is available in 20 different crappy english translations, so now it doesn't really make a damn bit of difference.

See french, gustave, madame, bovary

34

Random Words:

Blashgoo

1. THIS is the correct spelling of Blashgoo. no 'v' at the end. i mean, gooey substance. goo. not that hard really. o.O "th..

Yamarant

1. A word used to describe a person talking about the jewish. Not always in a derogatory way. "Why must Stein always Win at poker?&qu..

Zombied

1. The act of making someone look in another direction, so that when they look back at you you have a ridiculous face on with your eyes rol..

Best StartPage for your browser.

All you need for a faster workflow in one place.

Get it for Free