mauvaise langue

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mauvaise langue. === Noun === mauvaise langue (plural mauvaises langues) (uncountable) A tendency to gossip. (countable) A gossip; a scandalmonger. == French == === Etymology === Literally, “bad tongue”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mo.vɛz lɑ̃ɡ/, /mɔ.vɛz lɑ̃ɡ/ === Noun === mauvaise langue f (plural mauvaises langues) (informal) mauvaise langue: a gossip Synonym: langue de vipère être mauvaise langue ― to be a gossip