turlupin

See also: Turlupin

French

Etymology

See turlupiner.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tyʁ.ly.pɛ̃/
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Noun

turlupin m (plural turlupins)

a person who makes puns or bad jokes
- 1958, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “Le Pornographe”:
  Aujourd’hui que mon gagne-pain / C’est de parler comme un turlupin
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

turlupinesque
turlupinesquement

Related terms

turlupiner

Further reading

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

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