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What does Gallic mean?

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little_star | 05:36 Mon 07th Jun 2004 | Food & Drink
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I've heard of Gallic shrug, Gallic fury, etc. What does this Gallic modification mean?
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It means 'French', basically. The word 'Gallic' is just the adjective from 'Gaul', which was from the Latin name 'Gallus'...ie the region that is now largely France.

So, a Gallic shrug is the kind of thing you'd expect to see a dismissive Frenchman doing.

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