sacrebleu

See also: sacre bleu and sacré bleu

English

Interjection

sacrebleu

  1. Alternative spelling of sacré bleu.

French

Etymology

Expurgated form of sacre Dieu (“sacred God”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.kʁə.blø/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ø
  • Hyphenation: sa‧cre‧bleu

Interjection

sacrebleu

  1. (dated, euphemistic, minced oath) good heavens, oh my gosh

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Further reading

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