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grabuge

ruckus, trouble

noun grah-BOOZH Rare

Usage Note

Grabuge is an informal, always-singular masculine noun meaning a noisy quarrel or disturbance. It appears mainly in the expression faire du grabuge (to cause trouble, to kick up a fuss). It has no common plural and no associated verb; a near-synonym is du chahut.

Examples

"Les enfants ont encore fait du grabuge."

Natural Translation

The children have been causing trouble again.

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