va-nu-pieds

French

Etymology

Literally, “goes bare feet”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.ny.pje/
  • Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):(file)

Noun

va-nu-pieds m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) tramp, homeless person
    Synonym: vagabond
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Ce n'était pas la peine, alors, d'aller chercher un gargotier à Neufchâtel! Et pour qui? pour des vachers! des va-nu-pieds!…
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