MARIVAUDAGE

PRONUNCIATION: (mar-uh-VO-dazh)

MEANING: noun
1. Affected writing style.
2. Banter, especially of flirtatious nature.

ETYMOLOGY: After the French novelist Pierre de Marivaux (1688-1763), known for the verbal preciousness of his romantic comedies. Earliest documented use: 1765.
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MARIV ADAGE - a pithy saying about evening in Jerusalem

MARDI VAUDAGE - Tuesday's nonsense

MARI VEAUDAGE - my husband can't talk about anything but veal