English Explanatory Dictionary

sir-reverence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. excrement
intj
  1. Used apologetically when something offensive is mentioned.

Word forms

sir-reverence sir-reverences

Etymology

An alteration of save-reverence or "save your reverence" (seen e.g. in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, act 1 scene 4), an apology for alluding to anything likely to shock one's sense of decency.

Related words

saving your reverence
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