bigoudi

Uncertain. Possibly from Portuguese bigode (“moustache”) with semantics influenced by the obsolete term bigotère (“moustache curler”), itself derived from Spanish bigote and cognate with the Portuguese term. Attested 1852.

• IPA^(key): /bi.ɡu.di/

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bigoudi m (plural bigoudis)

1. curler, roller (for hair)
2. willy, schlong (penis)
   • 1974, Pierre Perret, Le Zizi:

     On apprend la vie secrète
     Des angoissés d’ la bébête
     Ou de ceux qui trouvent dégourdi
     De montrer leur bigoudi

     You learn about the secret life
     Of people who are self-conscious about their willy
     Or those who think it's smart
     To show off their schlong

• → Greek: μπικουτί (bikoutí), μπιγκουντί n (bigkountí)
• → Russian: бигуди́ (bigudí)
• → Turkish: bigudi

• “bigoudi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.