English Explanatory Dictionary

boutade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.

Word forms

boutade boutades

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutade, from bouter (“to thrust”). See butt.

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