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moue

UK/muː/ US/ˈmu/ uncommon

noun

1.

a disdainful pouting grimace

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Origin

Borrowed from French moue, from Old French moe (“grimace”), from Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”). Doublet of mow ("grimace").

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