mouche du coche
French, noun/muʃ dy kɔʃ/
mouche du coche is spelled M-O-U-C-H-E-D-U-C-O-C-H-E (13 letters). Mouche du coche is a French feminine noun meaning “back-seat driver, kibitzer (person who pretends to be useful by offering unsolicited advice or by running around without actually doing any…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui s’agite sans aucune utilité quand les autres travaillent, et qui ensuite prétend s’attirer le…”.
What does mouche du coche mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineback-seat driver, kibitzer (person who pretends to be useful by offering unsolicited advice or by running around without actually doing any work)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui s’agite sans aucune utilité quand les autres travaillent, et qui ensuite prétend s’attirer le mérite du succès.
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.
Forms of mouche du coche
- mouches du coche plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mouche du coche?
- /muʃ dy kɔʃ/
- \muʃ dy kɔʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.