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dégringolade

[ dey-gran-gaw-lad; English dey-grang-guh-lahd ]

noun

, plural dé·grin·go·lades [dey-g, r, a, n, -gaw-, lad, dey-grang-g, uh, -, lahdz].
  1. French. a quick deterioration or breakdown, as of a situation or circumstance.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dégringolade1

First recorded in 1880–85; literally “a quick deterioration,” from dégringoler “to tumble down” + -ade 1

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