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Ahead of their much-anticipated second album “10,000 Gecs” — which finally has a release date of March 17 — the beloved hyperpop enfants terribles 100 gecs have released a surprise three-song EP, “Snake Eyes.”

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

It is perhaps the fate of all enfants terribles to eventually slip up and be trampled – either by their own demons or by the weight of public opinion.

From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2018

More than ripped jeans or a Sex Pistols T-shirt, leather motorcycle jackets are menswear’s enfants terribles, appropriate only for those who still get carded at 35.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2016

Some analysts blame Zelnick for being too accommodating of his enfants terribles at Rockstar.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 26, 2010

"Ma foi! mon ami," observed Mr. Moore to Yorke, "ce sont vraiment des enfants terribles, que les vôtres!"

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte