Etymology

cri de coeur

Today it means: An impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty. Full definition →

French cri du cœur
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  1. French · borrowed fromcri du cœur
  2. English todaycri de coeur

From French cri du cœur, meaning approximately “a cry from the heart”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.