enfant terrible



enfant terrible

A famous person who is known to behave inappropriately, often to others' shock or horror. As this phrase is French for "terrible child," it is typically pronounced with a French accent. If you continue to have tantrums on the court, you will be known as the enfant terrible of tennis. He is the enfant terrible of high society, so of course he wore blue jeans to the gala.
See also: enfant, terrible

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChitaCHEE-tahSpanish
GracjaGRATS-yahPolish
Arnau-Catalan
JennieJEN-ee (English)English, Swedish
Anzhela-Russian
HagarHAY-gahr (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew