English Explanatory Dictionary

pardonnez mon français

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Synonym of pardon my French.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pardonnez mon français

Etymology

From a French calque of pardon my French, perhaps from the irony of using actual French to apologize for the "French" (obscenity) the speaker worries might cause offense.

Synonyms

pardon my French

Related words

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