Fwd: A.Word.A.Day--femme fatale

[Dave Monroe]

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 Wordsmith.orgThe Magic of Words

Jul 11, 2012
This week's theme
Words borrowed from French

This week's words
risque
billet-doux
femme fatale

A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

femme fatale

PRONUNCIATION:
(fem fuh-TAHL)
plural femmes fatales (fem fuh-TAHLZ)

MEANING:
noun: An attractive and seductive woman, especially one who leads others
into disaster.

ETYMOLOGY:
>From French, literally fatal woman. Earliest documented use: 1879.

USAGE:
"The film sees Depp's math teacher character falling for Jolie's femme
fatale as she spins a web of mystery."
John Irish; A Minute With: Angelina Jolie; Reuters (UK); Dec 9, 2010.

Explore "femme fatale" in the Visual Thesaurus.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage. -Ray
Bradbury, writer (1920-2012)

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