Untel

See also: untel and un tel

French

Etymology

From un +‎ tel, capitalized as it is used facetiously as a surname.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œ̃.tɛl/

Noun

Untel m (uncountable)

  1. so-and-so
    • 2008, Pierre Jourde, “La machine à abrutir”, in Le Monde diplomatique:
      Les journalistes se demandent si Untel envisage d'être candidat.
      The journalists wonder if so-and-so is intending to run for office.
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