ménage à quatre

English

Etymology

From ménage à trois (“household whereby three people live as lovers; sexual act involving three people”), from French ménage à trois. The number trois (“three”) is replaced by quatre (“four”).

Noun

ménage à quatre (plural ménages à quatre)

1. A household or relationship whereby four people live together as lovers.
2. A sexual act involving four people; a foursome.

Hypernyms

• (both senses): ménage

Coordinate terms

• (both senses): ménage à trois, ménage à moi