"tête à claques" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /tɛ.t‿a klak/, /te.t‿a klak/ Forms: têtes à claques [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “head for slaps”, i.e. a face that is "asking" to be hit. Etymology templates: {{m-g|head for slaps}} “head for slaps”, {{lit|head for slaps}} Literally, “head for slaps” Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tête à claques f (plural têtes à claques)
  1. (idiomatic) pain in the neck, blighter (a person so annoying that he or she might deserve to be slapped) Tags: feminine, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tête_à_claques-fr-noun-u0QOdtv9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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