Baguette

//bæˈɡɛt// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
  2. 2
    narrow French stick loaf wordnet
  3. 3
    A gem cut in such a shape.
  4. 4
    A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
  5. 5
    A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
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  1. 6
    One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
  2. 7
    A French person, or a person of French descent. ethnic, mildly, offensive, slang, slur
  3. 8
    Money. US, slang

    "I ain't pray for these baguettes, I prayed for better days (Better days)"

Synonyms

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ackersbaguetbaguetbees and honeybluntbones

Example

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"I celebrated Bastille day with a baguette, Roquefort and a glass of mediocre French red."

Etymology

Borrowed from French baguette (“stick”), from Italian bacchetta.

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