bouts-rimés

/ˌbuː ɹiːˈmeɪ/

noun

A game in which someone is given rhyming words as the ends of verses of a poem, which need to be filled out.

OriginFrench bout →
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Meanings

nounbouts-rimés pl (plural only)
  1. datedpluralplural onlyA game in which someone is given rhyming words as the ends of verses of a poem, which need to be filled out.

Origin

  1. Frenchbout“end”
  2. Englishbouts-rimés

French bout (“end”) + rimé (“rhymed”).

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