parleyvoo
/ (ˌpɑːlɪˈvuː) informal /
verb(intr)
to speak French
noun
the French language
a Frenchman
Origin of parleyvoo
1C20: jocular respelling of parlez-vous (français) ? do you speak (French)?
Words Nearby parleyvoo
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How to use parleyvoo in a sentence
I can't parleyvoo with him, but he's an honest rogue for a Frenchman, and 'twas he brought off my young Lord.
The Chaplet of Pearls | Charlotte M. YongeAnd parleyvoo Pickens, the wrong reverend, writes out a marriage certificate, and farmer and farmeress sign it as witnesses.
The Gentle Grafter | O. HenryAw dooant parleyvoo, awm throo Yorksher; cannot yo spaik plain English?
Seets I' Paris | John HartleyAw dooant care whether it's poisin' or parleyvoo-in', awl bet his heead comes off schews ha!
Seets I' Paris | John Hartley
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