trouillomètre

French

Etymology

From trouille +‎ -mètre

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁu.jɔ.mɛtʁ/

Noun

trouillomètre m (plural trouillomètres)

fear meter (hypothetical device)

Derived terms

avoir le trouillomètre à zéro (“to be scared stiff”)

Further reading

“trouillomètre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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