Etymology

femme fatale

Today it means: An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman. Full definition →

French femme fatale
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  1. French · borrowed fromfemme fatale
  2. French · borrowed fromfemme fatale
  3. English todayfemme fatale

Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).

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