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la mal-bouffe

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Definition: (fam) unhealthy eating, junk food

La mal-bouffe est aussi dangereuse que les cigarettes - Unhealthy eating is just as dangerous as cigarettes.

De temps en temps, j'aime bien un peu de mal-bouffe - Once in a while, I really like a bit of junk food.

Related: mal - bad, la bouffe - food

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Pronunciation: [mal boof]Audio Link

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