By johobus28 - 06/08/2015 03:31 - United States - Monument

Today, I learnt the meaning of the phrase "ménage à trois". I had always thought it was synonymous with "fiasco" and have used it several times in essays. FML
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johobus28 26

As embarrassing as it was to learn the actual meaning, I have to agree with you guys. I probably should have looked up the actual meaning before using it. I can usually deduct the meaning of a word pretty well without googling it, but that evidently was not the case here. Fortunately, I never used it on major, college-acceptance essays or anything. Only minor high school assignments. I'll be sure to google a word before I use it next time! Thanks for my first FML guys

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MandieL 27

A ménage à trois (French for "household of three") is a domestic arrangement in which three people having romantic and/or sexual relations with each other occupy the same household. It is a form of polyamory.

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Gaernem 17

Looks like all of those essays were a fiasco.

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middlenamefrank 8

Never heard of Google?

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lahondarider 9

Basically a ménage a trois is a threesome so loosely translated you could say it is a clusterf*ck which in English is a term for a fiasco

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sleeper_1337 1

You beat me to that one. ^^ Although I would have used the term "charlie foxtrot" to see if OP could find the clusterf... himself.

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Hunkapoo 19

hopefully all those essays weren't for the same teacher!

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writerchic85 25

I'm surprised no one corrected you the first time you used it in an essay

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NParks70 8

Oh dear, what a complete ménage à trois!

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ThePaperDragon 31

Well, since it has not caused a problem, maybe the profs. or teachers reading it were amused by your colorful description of a fiasco.

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Sathane 21

Go reread your essays. I bet they are a hell of a lot funnier now. I'm wondering what kind of marks and comments you got on those.

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grtfuldeadlovr 27

So, your not the brightest crayon in the box at least you know that now.

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Eliiara 11

You're* Sorry this comment asked for it lol

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yarani 26

Today, I had lunch with my parents and it was a total menage à trois...

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