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ڱâԱܰ

[ flah-Բհ ]

noun

French.
plural ڱâԱܰs
  1. a person who lounges or strolls around in a seemingly aimless way; an idler or loafer:

    the ڱâԱܰ, that cool, aloof observer of urban society.



ڱâԱܰ

/ flɑԲհ /

noun

  1. an idler or loafer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ڱâԱܰ1

First recorded in 1850–55; from French: literally, “loafer, idler, man about town,” equivalent to ڱâ-, stem of ڱâԱ “to waste time” + -eur ( def ); ڱâԱie ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ڱâԱܰ1

C19: see ڱâԱie
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Example Sentences

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“The Fact Checker” is narrated by a man holding the titular title who is, essentially, a ڱâԱܰ: a literary type who wanders around his urban environment, observing and commenting on society from a somewhat detached position.

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“He was the quintessential bohemian ڱâԱܰ, just this extraordinary figure who you couldn’t miss walking up and down the streets.”

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But George is no mere ڱâԱܰ.

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Marshall was a high school English teacher in New Orleans who was passionate about childhood literacy, but he also ran a travel consulting company called Le Flâneur Noir that helped people book personalized trips around the world.

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A man like Rivera — just look at him — wasn’t about to sit on the sidelines like some wasted ڱâԱܰ.

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