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  • “Boris had rubbed it into me that a plongeur is a slave’s slave, and I expected the patron. to treat me like dirt.”

    Down and Out in Paris and London

  • “I think one should start by saying that a plongeur is one of the slaves of the modem world.”

    Down and Out in Paris and London

  • “A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work.”

    Down and Out in Paris and London

  • “The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three.”

    Down and Out in Paris and London

  • “I was un plongeur at Le Gerbe de Ble, the finest French restaurant in Worcester, Mass.”

    Fictionaut: In Which Mad Dog Kicks French Women's Bony Butts

  • “Danish seine senna danoise red danesa danleno guindineau caln depressor plongeur depresor dipnet filet soulev salabardo disc roller diabolo plat dibolo, rodillo”

    Chapter 5

  • “Le fidèle plongeur se trouve à son poste; Antoine le sait: le succès est done sûr.”

    French Conversation and Composition

  • “Le plongeur réussit, et Antoine eut ainsi, sans aucune peine, les honneurs de la journée.”

    French Conversation and Composition

  • “La reine l'avait fait attacher à la ligne d'Antoine par un autre plongeur encore plus diligent que celui du général.”

    French Conversation and Composition

  • “Il indiqua une pêche pour un certain jour, remit à ce plongeur un lot de poissons magnifiques, qu'il avait fait d'avance mettre en réserve, et lui commanda de venir sous l'eau attacher successivement chaque poisson au bout de sa ligne.”

    French Conversation and Composition

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  • bilby Waiter, dishwasher, room service (breakfast prep). Mar 26, 2009

  • chained_bear I'm guessing you never worked in a restaurant kitchen, bilby... Mar 25, 2009

  • bilby There's not much to it, you can read Down and Out in a day. If you want that much dry gripe in a single day. Mar 25, 2009

  • chained_bear "Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell was a revelation to me when I first turned its pages and encountered Orwell's descriptions of his life as a plongeur (dishwasher) and prep cook at the pseudonymous Hotel "X" in 1920s Paris..."
    —Anthony Bourdain, The Nasty Bits (New York: Bloomsbury, 2006), 96

    Bourdain is always quoting Orwell's book, but this chapter (a reprinted article) is the first time I've seen him explain the term. Mar 25, 2009

  • reesetee Well, I never. Jul 10, 2008

  • dontcry º§‰‡3 Jul 10, 2008

  • reesetee What, you can't say that? Jul 10, 2008

  • dontcry /plɒ~ˈʒɜ�?/

    Seriously? Jul 9, 2008

  • she Oh yes! Listen to qroqqa. I'm only referencing little well-meaning but indeterminate wordbooks. Jul 9, 2008

  • qroqqa Pronunciation for the rest of us: /plɒ~ˈʒɜː/, or in ad-hoc symbols plo(ng)·zher. Jul 9, 2008

  • bilby I doubt it. Jul 9, 2008

  • she Pronounced ‹plahn·zhoor› Jul 9, 2008

  • yarb I learnt this word from Orwell's "Down and Out in Paris and London". Orwell doesn't exactly sell the profession. Jan 23, 2008

  • reesetee Wow. That sounds way better than "person who washes the dishes in a professional kitchen." Jan 23, 2008

  • maesepedro informal French for the person who washes the dishes in a professional kitchen Jan 23, 2008

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