PIS ALLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pis aller mean? 

• PIS ALLER (noun)
  The noun PIS ALLER has 1 sense:

1. an expedient adopted only in desperation

  Familiarity information: PIS ALLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIS ALLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expedient adopted only in desperation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

last resort; pis aller

Context example:

'pis aller' is French for 'worst going'

Hypernyms ("pis aller" is a kind of...):

expedient (a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one)