"pompon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pɔ̃.pɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-pompon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-pompon.wav Forms: pompons [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1556. Possibly from a root *pomp-, used to express roundness, or related to pompe. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pompon m (plural pompons)
  1. pompon (bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pompon-fr-noun-ai~XL9Jg
  2. (figurative) culmination; climax; a very good or bad exemplar or end result Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: comble, bouquet
    Sense id: en-pompon-fr-noun-pDS-2q4- Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 21 27 24 2 21 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 28 25 1 22 1 1 2 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir son pompon, décrocher le pompon, pomponner, pomponnette, se calmer le pompon

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "décrocher le pompon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pomponner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pomponnette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "se calmer le pompon"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "english": "That takes the cake!",
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        }
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        ],
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      ],
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          "word": "comble"
        },
        {
          "word": "bouquet"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
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    {
      "word": "avoir son pompon"
    },
    {
      "word": "décrocher le pompon"
    },
    {
      "word": "pomponner"
    },
    {
      "word": "pomponnette"
    },
    {
      "word": "se calmer le pompon"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        ],
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        {
          "word": "bouquet"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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