coup de vieux

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku də vjø/

Noun

coup de vieux m (uncountable)

1. (informal) sudden aging

   Antonym: coup de jeune

   prendre un coup de vieux ― to age suddenly, to age overnight, to look suddenly older

   donner un coup de vieux ― to put years on someone

Usage notes

Often used with sacré: il a pris un sacré coup de vieux.