Etymology

à propos de bottes

à pro·pos de bottes

Today it means: Apropos of nothing; without connection to anything; by the way, unrelatedly. Full definition →

French à propos de bottes
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  1. French · borrowed fromà propos de bottes
  2. English todayà propos de bottes

Unadapted borrowing from French à propos de bottes (literally “on the subject of boots”).

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