| Front | degringolade \day-gran-guh-LAHD\ |
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| Back | noun A rapid decline, deterioration, or collapse (of a situation). [From French, from dégringoler (to tumble down, fall sharply), from Middle French desgringueler, from des- (de-) + gringueler (to tumble), from Middle Dutch crinkelen (to curl).] "Even before the latest degringolade, Mr Duncan Smith's position had been disintegrating." - Bruce Anderson; This is Duncan Smith's Last Stand; The Independent (London, UK); Feb 24, 2003. |
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