AMUSE-GUEULE

PRONUNCIATION: (uh-mooz-GUHL)

MEANING: noun: A small item of food served as an appetizer.

ETYMOLOGY: From French amuse-gueule (literally, amuses the mouth), from amuser (to amuse) + gueule (mouth). A synonym, another tosspot word from French, is amuse-bouche. Earliest documented use: 1963.
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MUSE-GUEULE - that would be Erato, in charge of Sacred Poetry

ABUSE-GUEULE - a tongue-lashing