Pourceaugnac (en. Pork)

/puʁ.so.ɲak/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A person characterized by their banality or lack of interest.

This pourceaugnac never knows how to answer a question in an original way.

Ce pourceaugnac ne sait jamais répondre à une question de manière originale.

A pejorative term for someone who is very boring.

At the meeting, he gave his usual speech, a real pourceaugnac.

À la réunion, il a fait son discours habituel, un vrai pourceaugnac.

The word 'pourceaugnac' comes from the combination of the word 'pourceau', meaning a pig, and a pejorative suffix 'gnac'.

to be a pourceaugnac

To be a boring or monotonous person.

être un pourceaugnac

to act like a pourceaugnac

To act in a way that bores others.

faire le pourceaugnac

boredom

A state of mental fatigue due to a lack of interest.

ennui

banality

The banal character of something.

banalité

A person who cannot break out of the ordinary.

He is so pourceaugnac, it's as if he has never had an original idea.

Il est tellement pourceaugnac, on dirait qu'il n'a jamais eu une idée originale.

A deadly boredom.

That evening was a real pourceaugnac, I almost fell asleep.

Cette soirée était un vrai pourceaugnac, j'ai failli m'endormir.