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enfant terrible

noun

NAmE//ˌɑ̃fɑ̃ tɛˈribl//

(pl. enfants terribles

NAmE//ˌɑ̃fɑ̃ tɛˈribl//

) (from French)

a person who is young and successful and whose behavior and ideas may be unusual and may shock or embarrass other people

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