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farceur

[ fahr-sur; French far-sœr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural far·ceurs [fahr-, surz, f, a, r, -, sœr].

farceur

/ farsœr /

Origin of farceur¹

1775–85; < French, Middle French, equivalent to farc ( er ) to joke, banter (derivative of farce farce ) + -eur -eur

Imagine a shantyman (farceur as he ever was) making for edification in that style!

The tight-fisted little farceur had a confused reverence for anything that seemed to him refined or clever.

Huysmans the farceur, the Jules Verne of sthetics, is enjoying himself.

That half farceur, half ruffian, who had the characteristics of a modern anarchist, was a genius for organization.

Is Legouv a cold farceur, a Swift, who tried whether France would swallow a new absurdity?

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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