de trop
Americanadjective
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too much; too many.
-
in the way; not wanted.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of de trop
Borrowed into English from French around 1950–55
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And the Met galas are just de trop.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
I wonder whether you believe that the death penalty has always and everywhere been de trop, too much, or that something happened to enable us to dispense with it without thereby increasing the murder rate.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2017
Though the book labours under a critical apparatus that might have been thought de trop if the subject had been Wittgenstein, it is not helpful in telling us about, for example, Taylor's father.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2012
To talk of a new love might seem a little de trop.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2012
I’ll offer, and she doubles over, pink-faced, declaring me de trop.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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