ménage à quatre
ménage à quatre · ménage à quatres
A household or relationship whereby four people live together as loversA household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
Meaning
2 sensesA household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
A sexual act involving four people; a foursome.
Origin
From ménage à trois (“household whereby three people live as lovers; sexual act involvingFrom ménage à trois (“household whereby three people live as lovers; sexual act involving three people”), from French ménage à trois. The number trois (“three”) is replaced by quatre (“four”).
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Forms
plural: ménage à quatres| Singular | ménage à quatre |
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