mange-merde
French, noun/mɑ̃ʒ.mɛʁd/
mange-merde is spelled M-A-N-G-E-M-E-R-D-E (10 letters). Mange-merde is a French feminine noun meaning “gobshite (person of very poor judgment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne moralement méprisable”.
What does mange-merde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinevulgargobshite (person of very poor judgment)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne moralement méprisable. 2. Personne qui est souvent invitée à manger gratuitement. 3. Synonyme de zonite d’Algérie, espèce d’escargot. 4. Synonyme de saupe, espèce de poisson.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce mange-merde?
- /mɑ̃ʒ.mɛʁd/
- \mɑ̃ʒ.mɛʁd\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.