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écoeurant

disgusting, nauseating

adjective eh-kuh-RAHN Rare

Also means

sickeningly good (informal)

Usage Note

écoeurant literally means something that turns the stomach, from écoeurer (to sicken). In Quebec French it has acquired a positive slang sense meaning 'awesome' or 'amazing', which is the opposite of its standard meaning. Feminine form: écoeurante.

Examples

"Cette odeur de pourriture est vraiment écoeurante."

Natural Translation

That smell of rot is truly disgusting.

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