enfant terrible
noun/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ teˈriːbl/
/ˌɑ̃ːfɑ̃ː teˈriːbl/
(plural enfants terribles
(from French)/ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ teˈriːbl/
/ˌɑ̃ːfɑ̃ː teˈriːbl/
)- a person who is young and successful and whose behaviour and ideas may be unusual, causing people to be shocked or embarrassedTopics Successc2Word OriginFrench, literally ‘terrible child’.
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