pendu

/ ˈbɛnduː /

adjective

1. informal.
   culturally backward

Word History and Origins

Origin of pendu¹

C21: from Punjabi pind village

Example Sentences

At the Prtre Pendu he sank gratefully into a chair, covered the table with his arms, and plunged moodily into his thoughts.

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Il ne faut point parler de corde dans la famille d'un pendu—Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged.

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Il avoit a son cou un riche cor, lequel estoit pendu a deux riches attaches de fin or.

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At id, de un faict pendu en le smoak, nunquam audivi titillatum melius.

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A secondary definition is: “Le petit tableau pendu à une boutique.”

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