paperasse
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
paperasse f (plural paperasses)
- (derogatory) paperwork, bumf
- Synonym: papelard
- 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […][1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
- Alors l'apothicaire fit des plaisanteries sur les paperasses, la procédure.
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “paperasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012