FASHION Magazine
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SNP’s word of the day: Paradisco
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett Word: Paradisco
Meaning: A supranatural dance club? Music for the specially-abled? Nobody knows…
Usage: “In paradiscos, we get bored of breaking actors/Turning beggars and the heroes.” — Charlotte Gainsbourg, in “Paradisco”
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SNP’s word of the day: Franglais
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett Word: Franglais
Meaning: An interlanguage, a mash-up of French and English, commonly spoken by Americans in Paris or Canadian fashion writers trying to sound fancy. Sorry.
Usage: “Sometimes a bit of Franglais works wonders,” he says. “If you say ‘pommes au choix’ it sounds a lot better than steamed potatoes.” — Rankin, in a Toby Young review of Bellamy‘s in London