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verb

payer en monnaie de singe

/pɛ.je ɑ̃ mɔ.nɛ d(ə) sɛ̃ʒ/

verb/pɛ.je ɑ̃ mɔ.nɛ d(ə) sɛ̃ʒ/

to swindle someone; to tell someone to go whistle for it

Synonyms: escroquer, rouler, arnaquer

Literally, “to pay someone in monkey money”, i.e. in false money; see monnaie de singe.