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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Comments (71)
tibtak_fml 10
I'm French and I think that's hilarious
LadyLuck93 20
I speak french, thats absolutely hilarious! next time go on google translate if ever haha
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.
toasterspoon 17
This made me lol hard
RedPillSucks 33
sorry, I read this as "this makes me hard, lol"
msfarmgurl 2
Learned*
vikky538 29
Just imagine the persons reaction who is reading those essays
pete9913 23
I don't have a comment, I just can't stop laughing at this.
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.
itsme82 18
Why in the world would you use this in an essay without looking up the meaning first.
blacklavender77 4
So you need to learnt how to spell its learned
OrganicSistah 17
lmao ménage à trois means threesome.