English Explanatory Dictionary

in flagrante delicto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In the act of committing a misdeed.
  2. While performing sexual activity.

Pronunciation

/ɪn fləˌɡɹæn.teɪ dɪˈlɪk.təʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-in flagrante delicto.wav

Word forms

in flagrante delicto flagrante delicto in flagrante in flagrant delict in flagranti delicto

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime is blazing”), from in + flāgrō (“burn”) + dēlictō, form of dēlīctum (“crime, misdeed”).

Synonyms

in the act red-handed with one's dick in one's hand with one's hand in the cookie jar with one's pants down

Derived words

in flagrante in flagrant delict
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