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| —n | |
| a last resort; stopgap | |
| [literally: (at) the worst going] | |
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Pis aller
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
pis aller
"last resource," 1676, from Fr., lit. "to go worse," from pis "worse," from L. pejus, neut. of pejor "worse" + aller "to go."
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