NoblUlons. (Péjorative and f acetious) = méchants flls

de nobles, or petits nobles (Cf., oisillon-=petit oiseau). The word is colloquial and has not yet made its way into print. In the weet of France the form noblaUlon is met with.

20. Faire les maîtres. Play the master, lord it. Cf. similar csts. with faire, as faire le brave (to look big), faire le sourd (to prétend to be deskî), faire le difficile (to be fastidious) , faire Venfant (to be childish), etc.