Dictionary

mou du genou

/mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/

adjective/mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/

sluggish, listless, wet, halfhearted

“être mou du genou” — to be sluggish

Synonyms: mou, mollasson

Antonyms: énergique, dynamique

Literally, “soft in the knee”; chosen for the rhyme.

noun, masculine/mu dy ʒ(ə).nu/plural: mous du genou

wet noodle, sluggard

Literally, “soft in the knee”; chosen for the rhyme.