Tuesday, June 20, 2006

-asse

-asse is a suffix that, appended to nouns and adjectives, gives them a pejorative connotation. For example:

beige = beige
beigeasse = vaguely beige, dirty beige

le papier = paper
la paperasse = paperwork

une blonde = blonde
une blondasse = a [insert insulting adjective here] blonde

Of course, this doesn't always work, but can help figure out the meaning of some words.

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