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chiche

stingy, mean with money

adjective SHEESH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

dare (interjection)

Usage Note

Chiche as an adjective means miserly or ungenerous — il est chiche de compliments ('he is sparing with compliments'). As an interjection — Chiche ! — it is a dare or challenge equivalent to 'I dare you!' or 'Go on then!'. The two senses are unrelated etymologically. The plural pois chiches ('chickpeas') is a distinct homophone compound.

Examples

"Chiche, tu ne peux pas le faire !"

Natural Translation

I dare you, you can't do it!

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