casse-gueule
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From casser (“to break”) + gueule (“face”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- (figuratively, very informal) dangerous, risky, dodgy
Noun[edit]
casse-gueule m (plural casse-gueules)
- (figuratively, very informal) a dangerous, slippery place, passage or obstacle
- Synonym: casse-pipe
Further reading[edit]
- “casse-gueule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.