sacré bleu

See also: sacrebleu and sacre bleu

English

Etymology

A corruption of the French euphemistic oath sacrebleu.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

sacré bleu

1. (dated or humorous, hyperforeign) An expression of surprise, exasperation, or dismay; good heavens; oh my gosh.

Translations

interjection

• French: sacrebleu (fr), sacre bleu
• Icelandic: je minn eini

Anagrams

• recusable, rescuable, securable