English Explanatory Dictionary

ménage à quatre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
  2. A sexual act involving four people; a foursome.

Word forms

ménage à quatre ménages à quatre

Etymology

From ménage à trois (“household whereby three people live as lovers; sexual act involving three people”), from French ménage à trois. The number trois (“three”) is replaced by quatre (“four”).

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