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lingerie

lin·ge·rie

UK/ˈlɒndʒəɹi/ US/ˈlɒndʒəɹeɪ/ fairly common

noun

1.

women''s underwear and nightclothes

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Origin

Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is a hyperforeignism; it may derive from the frequent shift of /ɛ̃/ (which is this word's first vowel in standard French) toward /ɑ̃/ or [æ̃] in European French, which also tends to be drifted towards /ɔ̃/.

Phrases

  • lingerie party
  • lingerie shower
  • lingerie tape

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