trou madame
noun
trou ma·dame
\ˌtrüməˈdam\
Definition of trou madame
: a variety of bagatelle in which the arches are scored to the player and the holes against him
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Origin and Etymology of trou madame
French trou-madame, literally, hole madam, from Middle French; from the exclamation of the women players when one of them fails to score
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