en passant
adverb/ˌɒ̃ ˈpæsɒ̃/
/ˌɑːn pɑːˈsɑːn/
(from French)- while talking about something else and without giving much information
- He mentioned en passant that he was going away.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: French, literally ‘in passing’.Definitions on the go
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