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.
Gaernem 17
Looks like all of those essays were a fiasco.
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middlenamefrank 8
Never heard of Google?
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
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.
Hunkapoo 19
hopefully all those essays weren't for the same teacher!
RealSuperSand 21
Kinky.
writerchic85 26
I'm surprised no one corrected you the first time you used it in an essay
NParks70 8
Oh dear, what a complete ménage à trois!
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.
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.
grtfuldeadlovr 27
So, your not the brightest crayon in the box at least you know that now.
Eliiara 11
You're* Sorry this comment asked for it lol
yarani 26
Today, I had lunch with my parents and it was a total menage à trois...