English
espieglerie
Espieglerie comes from French espièglerie ‘mischief, cheekiness’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentespièglerie‘mischief, cheekiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1960espieglerie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentespièglerie‘mischief, cheekiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1960espieglerie
Earliest quotation: 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing: “I yield to no one in my appreciation of…”
Every English word from French espièglerie
Today it means
noun Impish or playful behaviour; mischief.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French espièglerie / espieglerie