phrase fétiche

French

Etymology

phrase +‎ fétiche (literally, 'lucky phrase').

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁaz fe.tiʃ/

Phrase

phrase fétiche

  1. a sentence frequently employed by a person or character; a catch-phrase
    • 2023, Hamlet Le Franc, Ce Serait Un Crime‎[1], page 59:
      C'était la phrase fétiche, le mantra, que chacun répète, sans même s’en rendre compte, tout comme le chrétien répétait le « vade retro, satanas » pour se protéger de la tentation.
      It was the catch-phrase, the mantra, that everyone repeats, without even realising, just as the christian repeated "vada retro, satanas" in order to protect himself from temptation.
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