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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolarbrejeiro
Native Script:colar brejeiro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kolar brejeiro
"Ele usava um colar brejeiro e sem graça."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A derogatory slang term referring to an ugly, cheap, or excessively tight necklace or collar.
"He refused to wear the tacky gold chain, calling it a collier de chiasse." - 2
Metaphorically used to describe any bothersome or repulsive attachment.
"The outdated policy clung to the company like a collier de chiasse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French, 'collier de chiasse' is a colloquial and vulgar expression combining 'collier' (necklace) and 'chiasse' (diarrhea). Historically used in informal French slang to describe a tight, uncomfortable, or unsightly necklace or collar, often metaphorically applied in various European contexts including Portuguese-influenced colloquial usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Collier de chiasse" is said worldwide
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collier de chiasse
Transliteration: kɔ.lje də ʃas
"Il portait un collier de chiasse ridicule."
Halsband des Grauens
Transliteration: halsbants des grauens
"Er trug ein hässliches Halsband des Grauens."
collana orrenda
Transliteration: kollana orrenda
"Indossava una collana orrenda."
collar hortero
Transliteration: kollar ortero
"Llevaba puesto un collar hortero."
colarbrejeiro
Transliteration: kolar brejeiro
Script: colar brejeiro
"Ele usava um colar brejeiro e sem graça."
घटिया हार
Transliteration: ghatiya haar
"उसने एक बहुत घटिया हार पहना था।"
难看的项链
Transliteration: nánkàn de xiàngliàn
"他戴着一条难看的项链。"
볼품없는 목걸이
Transliteration: borpumeomneun mokgeori
"그는 볼품없는 목걸이를 차고 있었다."
ダサいネックレス
Transliteration: dasai nekkuresu
"彼はダサいネックレスをつけていた。"
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