blague

See also: blagué

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French blague.

Noun

blague (countable and uncountable, plural blagues)

  1. mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for blague in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch balg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blaɡ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɡ

Noun

blague f (plural blagues)

  1. pouch
  2. joke
  3. (Louisiana, Cajun French) a penis

Verb

blague

  1. first-person singular of blaguer
  2. third-person singular of blaguer
  3. second-person imperative of blaguer
  4. first-person subjunctive of blaguer
  5. third-person subjunctive of blaguer

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