bordel

French

3/5 · Vulgar

What it means

Exclamation of annoyance; also a mess or chaos.

Literally “brothel”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.

Pronunciation Heard as “bor dell”

Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.

Used as Exclamation
How it's used

Often nonliteral.

How strong is it? 3/5 · Vulgar

Often nonliteral. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.

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