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Betise, plural betises

Posted on January 2, 2005 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (bay-TEEZ) http://wordsmith.org/words/v.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1. Stupidity, foolishness; 2. A foolish remark or action. ETYMOLOGY: From French bêtise (stupidity, nonsense), from bête (foolish, beast), from Old French beste (beast), from Latin bestia. A related French term is bête noire (literally, … Continue reading →

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