enfant terrible:
(plural: enfants terribles; pronunciation: plural form has the same pronunciation as the singular — ‘an.fan.te.ree.blah’)
enfants terribles (two of the group taking off clothes in public, embarrassing others)
a person whose odd behaviour makes others feel uncomfortable (embarrass);
a skilled person of a group or establishment whose odd or unconventional behaviour makes others of the group feel uncomfortable (embarrassed);
(in French) an indecent and terrible child,
enfants terribles (naughty, terrible children)
Mason is the enfant terrible in our group of elders, who always makes us lose our face before others with his eccentric behaviour.
When you dig into the old news stories, you’ll see that there are always some enfants terribles in every generation and in every field causing sensations or embarrassment to other.
If you look carefully you’re bound to see more and more enfants terribles in the film and TV sector.
Though they were enfants terribles in their younger days, many senior citizen do not take kindly or with humour to the present day enfants terribles!
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