"guignon" meaning in French

See guignon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡi.ɲɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-guignon.wav Forms: guignons [plural]
Etymology: From guigner (“to eye someone”), related to the superstition of the evil eye. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} guignon m (plural guignons)
  1. (informal, dated) (persistent) bad luck Tags: dated, informal, masculine Synonyms: guigne, poisse
    Sense id: en-guignon-fr-noun-XByjracQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: ghinion",
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      "text": "→ Romanian: ghinion"
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        {
          "english": "bring bad luck to someone",
          "text": "porter le guignon à quelqu’un",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "être en (dans le) guignon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "avoir le guignon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"What rotten luck! Salanthoud's wife losing her husband and her dog on the same day!\" \"Poor woman!… such a beautiful poodle!\"",
          "ref": "1868, Paul Gavarni, “Oraisons funèbres”, in Pierre-Jules Hetzel, editor, Le Diable à Paris, volume 1:",
          "text": "— En v’là du guignon ! la femme à Salanthoud qui perd son homme le même jour que son chien ! — Pauv femme !… un si beau caniche !",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "(persistent) bad luck"
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        "(informal, dated) (persistent) bad luck"
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          "word": "poisse"
        }
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        "dated",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɡi.ɲɔ̃/"
    },
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        {
          "text": "être en (dans le) guignon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "avoir le guignon",
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        },
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          "text": "— En v’là du guignon ! la femme à Salanthoud qui perd son homme le même jour que son chien ! — Pauv femme !… un si beau caniche !",
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        "(persistent) bad luck"
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          "word": "guigne"
        },
        {
          "word": "poisse"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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