What does the French expression "le moine just" mean?

Question

I don't know about the spelling and can't find it in a dictionary yet. It might be le mon giust or something else like that. Or maybe it's one or two words?

Answer 1

A "moine" is a monk and "juste" means "juste, right, fair, exact..." but I am French and "le moine juste" does not sound right.

Since you are not sure of the spelling, if I close my eyes and imagine a heavy american/english accent and say that in French, I end end with.."le mot juste", so I agree with Jayne: "le mot juste" = "the right word".

Answer 2

Perhaps you are thinking of "le mot juste" which means the right word. Like when you are looking for just the right word for the situation at hand.

Answer 3

Sounds like if you add just the right amount of sugar and water, you'll have a nice summertime refreshment.

Answer 4

I believe it means, "the honest monk".

Answer 5

"the just monk"