le vice anglais
noun/lə ˌviːs ɒŋˈɡleɪ/
/lə ˌviːs ɔːŋˈɡleɪ/
[singular]- a French phrase meaning 'the English vice'. It sometimes refers to sadomasochism (= gaining sexual pleasure by beating or whipping people), thought to be characteristic of the English, but is often used to mean any typically English fault or weakness.
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