Meanings
nounmauvaise langue (plural mauvaises langues)
plural mauvaises langues
- uncountableA tendency to gossip.
- countableA gossip; a scandalmonger.
Origin
- Frenchmauvaise langue
- Englishmauvaise langue
Borrowed from French mauvaise langue.
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mauvaise langue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauvaise%20langue
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“mauvaise langue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauvaise%20langue. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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