In honor of Halloween demain, my first French word of the day is déguisement.
The debut to my short-lived career as a film star
déguisement (noun, masculine) [day-geeze-eh-mont]: what les français call a costume.
My first déguisement, as a hobo
Last night I was telling my host family about my plans of bringing Halloween à Paris, and I didn’t know the word for costume. When in doubt, add a French accent to the English word. CostOOME? I tried. They immediately knew what I meant but said, “Non, c’est un day-geeze-eh-mont.” At first I thought that was such a funny word to mean costume, but then it occurred to me that it had the same root as the English word disguisement, and then it occurred to me that actually the English word isn’t disguisement but disguise. I’m losing English words left and right, y’all, and my spelling has gone to shit. Anyway, Joyeux Halloween from Paris, and don’t forget your déguisement!
My personal fav handmade déguisement, Furby – KA 90’s theme party 2010
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