sapperlot

German

Alternative forms

  • Sapperlot (with a capital S inside a sentence)
  • ſapperlot (in Fraktur)
  • zapperlot

Etymology

Borrowed from French saperlotte (17th century), euphemistic modification of sacredieu, from sacré (nom de) Dieu (literally “holy (name of) God”).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

sapperlot

  1. (dated or regional) zounds!, swounds!, 'sdeath!, my word!
  2. (dated or regional) golly!, zowie!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!, gee whiz!, blast!, doggone!

Synonyms

  • sapperment

See also

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