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je ne sais quoi

je ne sais quoi

A positive or pleasant quality that is difficult to define. This French phrase translates to "I don't know what" in English. She had a certain je ne sais quoi that men found quite attractive.
See also: Je, Ne, quoi, sais

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Salah-Arabic
RockyRAH-keeEnglish
Karen (1)KAH-ren (Danish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, English
EmmelineEM-ə-leen, EM-ə-lienEnglish (Archaic)
EmersonEM-ər-sənEnglish
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
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