What is hors concours?

Hors concours is French for "out of competition". Strictly speaking, it is used to denote someone who can't compete because of an obvious and massive superiority to the others competitors, for example an olympic champion wishing to compete at a amateur-level event. It is often used a superlative, like "Ce restaurant est hors-concours dans la ville" meaning the restaurant is so good it has no serious competion in the area or "Un cretin hors concours", meaning an extreme cretin.

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