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braguette

fly (of trousers)

noun brah-GEHT Rare
Home & Lifestyle Clothing

Origin: Old French brague (breeches), from Gaulish braca

Usage Note

Braguette specifically refers to the zippered or buttoned opening at the front of trousers or jeans. The classic embarrassing warning is ta braguette est ouverte ('your fly is open'). The historical braguette was also a padded codpiece worn in 16th-century European men's fashion, a piece of armour history that some dictionaries still mention.

Examples

"Ta braguette est ouverte."

Natural Translation

Your fly is open.

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