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minus-squarehelvetpuli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 days agoFrench still has this feature, for instance a driver is a chauffeur, and a bad driver is a chauffard. Some one who goes overboard with partying is a fêtard, etc.
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWhy would they have a second pejorative for someone who is excessively overbo?
French still has this feature, for instance a driver is a chauffeur, and a bad driver is a chauffard. Some one who goes overboard with partying is a fêtard, etc.
Why would they have a second pejorative for someone who is excessively overbo?