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Bête noire

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The term bête noire (pronounced /ˌbeɪtˈnwɑr/ or /bɛtˈnwɑr/; French: [bɛtnwaʀ], "dark beast") is used to refer to an object or abstract idea that is particularly disliked or avoided. The phrase is used in several pop culture terms:

• Bête Noire (album), an album by British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in November 1987
• Bête Noire (song), a song by The Gutter Twins
• Bête noire (cake), a rich, flourless chocolate cake
• "Bête Noire", an episode from the television series NCIS
• Bete Noire, the city in which the comic book series Fallen Angel takes place
• Bête Noire (comic), a comic anthology
• La Bête Noire (comics), a comic book
• Bête Noire, the kitten in the comic strip Gordo by Gus Arriola
• "Bette Noir", a roller derby skater with the London Rollergirls who has created her name as a pun on Bete Noire ^[1]

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