pouilleux

French

Etymology

From pou +‎ -eux, or possibly from Vulgar Latin peduclōsus, from Latin peduculōsus.

Adjective

pouilleux (feminine singular pouilleuse, masculine plural pouilleux, feminine plural pouilleuses)

louse-infested
(figuratively, derogatory) lousy, miserable

Noun

pouilleux m (plural pouilleux, feminine pouilleuse)

person who has lice
lousy, miserable person; a bum

Further reading

“pouilleux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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