"beurré comme un Petit Lu" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bœ.ʁe kɔm œ̃ p(ə).ti ly/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-beurré comme un Petit Lu.wav Forms: beurrée comme un Petit Lu [feminine], beurrés comme des Petits Lus [masculine, plural], beurrées comme des Petits Lus [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “buttered as a Petit LU”, a type of shortbread (biscuit with a high concentration of butter) manufactured by "Lefèvre-Utile". A pun, beurré meaning both "drunk" and "buttered". Etymology templates: {{m-g|buttered as a Petit LU}} “buttered as a Petit LU”, {{lit|buttered as a Petit LU}} Literally, “buttered as a Petit LU” Head templates: {{fr-adj|fp=beurrées comme des Petits Lus|mp=beurrés comme des Petits Lus}} beurré comme un Petit Lu (feminine beurrée comme un Petit Lu, masculine plural beurrés comme des Petits Lus, feminine plural beurrées comme des Petits Lus)
  1. (simile, informal) pissed as a newt; drunk as a skunk (very drunk) Wikipedia link: fr:Petit Beurre Tags: informal Synonyms: plein comme un œuf, bourré comme un coing, beurré comme un petit Lu, beurré comme un petit LU, beurré comme un p’tit LU
    Sense id: en-beurré_comme_un_Petit_Lu-fr-adj-vrsTWQXy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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