sourdingue

French

Etymology

From sourd (“deaf”) +‎ -dingue.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suʁ.dɛ̃ɡ/

Adjective

sourdingue (plural sourdingues)

(colloquial) completely deaf
- 1959, Raymond Queneau, Zazie dans le métro, Gallimard:
  Dis donc, tata Marceline, dit Zazie, tu te fous de moi ou bien t’es vraiment sourdingue ?
  "Hey, Auntie Marceline," said Zazie, "are you taking the piss, or are you completely deaf?"

Further reading

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

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