What is an Amuse Boucheuse (aka. Pelin Ozgul) ?
a·muse·bouche·use1 [uh-MYUZ-boosh-euz]
–noun
Similar to but not to be confused with a lifestyle connoisseur but is born with a natural urge to share new-found discoveries. She who can’t hold herself back from serving tidbits, often in numerous but tiny portions, of free extra information to elevate an experience in the form of a business trip, family vacation or daily routine, alone or in company of a lucky person. She gives you an idea of the place’s approach to life with an attention to your appetite for an intimate local experience.
–verb (used without object),-bouch·ing, -bouch·ed.
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Origin:
First Known Use: 2014; < French, literally, (he/she) who presents or offers to entertain (the) mouth. subject for amuse bouch- literally, “mouth amuser”, from amuser (to amuse) + bouche (mouth). Its more informal twin, amuse-gueule, is the same thing, but may be considered vulgar in some circles. Gueule is the French term for an animal’s mouth, bouche for a human’s.]
—Related forms
amuse·bouch·eur, adj.
amuse·bouch, noun.