Etymology

boutade

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Today it means: A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim. Full definition →

French boutade
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  1. French · borrowed fromboutade
  2. English todayboutade

Borrowed from French boutade, from bouter (“to thrust”). See butt.

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