trou perdu

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trou perdu

\tʁu pɛʁ.dy\

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Locutioncomposée de trou et de perdu.

noun trous perdus

familiar, pejorative Localité isolée, en retrait. Génial ! Je vais encore passer mes vacances dans un trou perdu.

Similar: bled, patelin, trou, trou du cul du monde, trou paumé, au diable Vauvert, au diable vauvert, a chaille, a chaille les eaux, aux cinq cents diables, Bioul, Clochemerle, Foufnie-les-Berdouilles, Gingelom, Houtesiplou, Macapète, Pamparigouste, Perpète-la-Galette, Perpette-la-Galette, Perpète-les-Andouillettes, Perpette-les-Andouillettes, Perpète-les-Oies, Perpette-les-Oies, Perpète-les-Olivettes, Perpette-les-Olivettes, Pétaouchnoc, Pétaouchnok, Saint-Creux-des-Bas-Fonds, Saint-Lin-des-Meumeu, Saint-Loinloin

In English

backwater a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ide
middle of nowhere remote place

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MLA

"trou perdu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/trou%20perdu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trou perdu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/trou%20perdu

Chicago

"trou perdu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/trou%20perdu.

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@misc{trou_perdu_2026,
  title = {trou perdu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/trou%20perdu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}