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> And I revel in small triumphs, like discovering that a woolen ball on a sweater is a “boulouche” I'm French and I discovered that word today.
by baud147258 8y ago
> And I revel in small triumphs, like discovering that a woolen ball on a sweater is a “boulouche”
I'm French and I discovered that word today.
- tangue 8y agoMe too. As there are only around 602 000 results on Google I suspected it was only used in specific areas and according to the dictionary ("Petit Robert") it originates from Lille.
- glandium 8y agoI'm from southern France and know it, fwiw (although my parents are from near Paris and from Picardie)
- astrobe_ 8y agoThat's probably because you're not old enough. It was popularized by an ad in the mid 90': https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmx1i4 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmx1i4
- baud147258 8y agoIt's true that if I heard it at that time, I wouldn't have remembered it.