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Bete noire
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
bete noire
"an insufferable person," 1844, from Fr. bête noire "personal aversion," as an adj., "stupid, foolish;" lit. "the black beast."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Cultural Dictionary
bête noire [(bet nwahr)]Something or someone a person views with particular dislike: “The new candidate for governor is the bête noire of all the liberals in the state.” From French, meaning “black beast.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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