mouton enragé

Meaning

Noun

A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.

Origin

First attested in 1826. Borrowed from French mouton enragé, a nickname given to French politician Nicolas de Condorcet by Turgot, from mouton + enragé, past participle of enrager.

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