trouillard — meaning in English

English meaning

• milksop noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.

Senses

trouillard is used for these senses in English:

• bedwetter (pejorative) A cowardly person.
• milksop (by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

milksop — full definition

1. noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.
2. noun A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
3. noun An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

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