en dessous de la ceinture
French
Etymology
Literally "below the belt" (or "below the waist"), a metonymy for the place of the genitals.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ d(ə).su d(ə) la sɛ̃.tyʁ/
Phrase
- (informal) salacious, dirty
- Il n'arrête pas de raconter des blagues en dessous de la ceinture.
- He never stops telling salacious jokes.
- Il n'arrête pas de raconter des blagues en dessous de la ceinture.
- (informal) below the belt, unfair, dirty
- Antonym: de bonne guerre
See also
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