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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enfant terrible /ˌɒ̃fɒ̃ tɛˈriːbl(ə)/

▶noun (pl. enfants terribles pronunc. same) a person who behaves in an unconventional or controversial way.

– origin Fr., lit. ‘terrible child’.

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