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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tibtak_fml 10

I'm French and I think that's hilarious

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LadyLuck93 20

I speak french, thats absolutely hilarious! next time go on google translate if ever haha

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yerawizardlizzy 27

This reminds me of a girl I knew who thought "fiasco" meant "awesome." She used it all the time until I corrected her. How you two came up with these alternative definitions is beyond me.

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RedPillSucks 31

sorry, I read this as "this makes me hard, lol"

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vikky538 28

Just imagine the persons reaction who is reading those essays

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pete9913 23

I don't have a comment, I just can't stop laughing at this.

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djdailey 6

This is what you get for using terms you don't know. Inform yourself and you won't make an ass of yourself as often.

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itsme82 18

Why in the world would you use this in an essay without looking up the meaning first.

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blacklavender77 4

So you need to learnt how to spell its learned

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