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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cabotinage.

Noun

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cabotinage (uncountable)

  1. overacting; hamming

French

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Etymology

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From cabotiner +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.bɔ.ti.naʒ/
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Noun

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cabotinage m (uncountable)

  1. affectedness
    • 1904, Henry James, The Golden Bowl (in English):
      Superior to any shade of cabotinage, he yet almost resembled an actor who, between his moments on the stage, revisits his dressing-room, and, before the glass, pressed by his need of effect, retouches his make-up.

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