Burkina Faso
avoir une tête de pintade
“to have a guinea fowl's head”
Meaning
to be unlucky
Elsewhere
avoir la poisse
Explanation
Standard French says avoir la poisse for a run of bad luck. Burkina Faso pins it on the guinea fowl instead.
Example
Depuis lundi j’ai une tête de pintade, tout me tombe dessus.
I've had a guinea fowl's head since Monday, everything's been going wrong.
Origin
Origin uncertain.
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