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(pronounced zha-MAY-deh-moo-SCOT) 1. an excuse from having to follow a particular custom that you find to be repugnant, inconvenient, harmful, ridiculous, vel cet.; 2. An adjectival phrase meaning, more or less, "he or she refuses to do [something]"; 3. a declaration that the speaker is actively planning revenge against somebody; 4. a polite refusal to attend, go along with, or enjoy something celebrating the triumph or success of one's adversary; 5. a statement that the speaker has "no comment" on some subject regarding his or her enemy, adversary, competition, etc. (French: literally "never muscatel" from Dumas pere's Count of Monte Cristo, chapter 71 "Bread and Salt," in which the Count refuses to eat anything in the house of his enemy, since it would then be impossible for him, under the Eastern customs he has adopted, to take revenge upon his enemy. His former fiancee, Mercedes (who has married his mortal enemy) offers him muscatel grapes (she knows of the custom and is trying to stop the Count from killer her husband). The Count responds, (that is, "I humbly ask you to excuse me, but I never eat muscatel grapes.")).
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"What's so funny?" "We covered Deke's car with shaving cream and he got so angry---it was hilarious!" "Was it?" "He was cussing and stomping around. Yeah, good times... but then he got all quiet and said something about May muskets or something---that was weird." "May muskets? You mean 'Jamais de muscat'?" "Yeah, that's it. What does that mean?" "It means you really ought to leave town for a while." | "Oh, come on, Tom; she picked David, but if you every really loved her, you'll go to the wedding so she can be happy." "Ask her to excuse me: Jamais de muscat." "What's that supposed to mean?" "I'm happy to eat my crow with sour grape sauce, but I don't need an audience.---I never eat muscatel grapes." |
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