saperlipopette

French

Etymology

From saperlotte since circa 1863. Possible relation to the German sapperlot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.pɛʁ.li.pɔ.pɛt/

Interjection

saperlipopette

1. (dated) goodness me, fiddlesticks

Further reading

• “saperlipopette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.