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pis aller

[ pee za-ley ]
/ pi zaˈleɪ /
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noun French.

the last resort or the final resource.

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Band-Aid, stopgap, recourse, expediency, shift, resort, substitute, expedient, resource, refuge, replacement, improvisation, makeshift

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British Dictionary definitions for pis aller

pis aller
/ French (piz ale) /

noun

a last resort; stopgap

Word Origin for pis aller

literally: (at) the worst going
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