pardon my French

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

/ˌpɑːdn̩ maɪ ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃ/ /ˌpɑɹd(ə)n maɪ ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃ/ En-au-pardon my French.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-pardon my French.wav

pardon my French pardons my French pardoning my French pardoned my French

From the use of French to mean “vulgar language”, ostensibly because the words used are not in English.

excuse my français excuse my French forgive my French pardon mon français pardon my français pardonnez mon français pardonnez my French

not to put too fine a point on it swear

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