hurluberlu

French

Etymology

Compound of hurelu (ruffled) + berlu (who cannot see clearly, who is eccentric) with spelling change, or perhaps from English hurly-burly.

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /yʁ.ly.bɛʁ.ly/
  • (file)

Noun

hurluberlu m (plural hurluberlus, feminine hurluberlue)

  1. weirdo (eccentric person)
    • 1938, Francis Carco L’Homme de Minuit:
      Il discernait qu'il avait affaire à un personnage exceptionnellement distrait, mais il n'était pas responsable d'une pareille balourdise chez cet hurluberlu qui visait à l'élégance.

Adjective

hurluberlu (feminine hurluberlue, masculine plural hurluberlus, feminine plural hurluberlues)

  1. weird, eccentric (of a person)
    Synonym: excentrique

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.