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moue

[moo] Origin

moue

[moo]
noun, plural moues [moo] .
a pouting grimace.

Origin:
< French; Old French moe; see mow3
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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moue (mu)
 
n
a disdainful or pouting look

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moue
"pout," 1850, from Fr. moue "mouth, lip, pout," from O.Fr. moe, perhaps from M.Du. mouwe, with the same senses, but this could as easily be from O.Fr.
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