r/French • u/CostatePrancer • 19h ago
Vocabulary / word usage Old dictionary — potentially offensive but still interesting
Recently, I was given an English/French dictionary as a gift. It was printed in the 1950s. Some of the vocabulary is rather dated, but it's fun anyway. I am asking if the current entries are still in use.
Le Petit Juif (humerus)
Un margot (a prostitute)
Une marie-salope (a prostitute, literally a mud-dredger)
Un brise-tout (someone who is clumsy)
Le marivaudage (canoodling with one's partner)
My wife has graciously ordered a more modern English/French dictionary for me.