moue

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /muː/

Noun

moue (plural moues)

1. A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness. [from 19th c.]
   • 1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon:

     She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.

   • 2011, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 2 Feb 2011:

     Why do you wear European clothes?" fumed Oscar de la Renta with a moue of disapproval and stamp of his bejewelled foot (probably).

Translations

• German: schmollen
• Russian: недовольная грима́са

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