Etymology

homme fatal

Today it means: An ultimately seductive and dangerous man; a womanizer. Full definition →

French homme fatal
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  1. French · borrowed fromhomme fatal
  2. English todayhomme fatal

Adapted borrowing from French homme fatal (literally “fatal man”), after femme fatale.

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