pendu

British  

/ ˈbɛnduː /

adjective

1. informal culturally backward

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Etymology

Origin of pendu

C21: from Punjabi pind village

Example Sentences

Ung aultre tableau de ecce homo ung escripteau pendu au col et petitz anges en chiefs, tenant en une main ung fouet et verges et en l'autre une canne, le fond rouge.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

A quaint little French proverb is this, "L'espoir du pendu que la corde casse," when they wish to express the idea of a very faint ground indeed for hope.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

Under the painting was the following terse epigram:— "Passans, contemplez le malheur D'Absalom pendu par la nuque; Il aurait evité ce malheur, S'il eut porté une perruque."

From At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History by Andrews, William

Aspice Pierrot pendu, Quod librum n'a pas rendu.

From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max

"Apres que ledict prince fust descendu, il fict crier et commanda aux Espaignols que chascun se retirast en son navire et que sur la peyne d'estre pendu, nul ne descendist � terre."

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling