Etymology

sans gêne

Today it means: Lack of constraint; brazenness; unreservedness (unabashed behavior, disregard for societal constraints) Full definition →

French sans gêne
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromsans gêne
  2. English todaysans gêne

Borrowed from French sans gêne.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.