palsambleu

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Bowdlerized form of par le sang de Dieu (“by the blood of God”), replacing Dieu (“God”) by bleu (“blue”). Compare parbleu, sacrebleu, and other related substitutions.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pal.sɑ̃.blø/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

palsambleu

  1. (archaic) 'sblood

Further reading

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