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roué
/ ˈruːeɪ /
noun
- a debauched or lecherous man; rake
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Origin of roué1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roué1
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Example Sentences
“Le Dieu gaulois du Soleil et le symbolisme de la roue,” Paris, 1886.
A shameless old roue makes love to you, and he writes you a stack of silly letters.
When with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards.
"Boys," he exclaimed, "'tis a hind wheel" (une roue de derrire—the slang word for a silver dollar).
Where the Grande Roue turns, on the ground now bright with flower-beds and grassy lawns, duels were fought erewhile.
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