grenouille de bénitier
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “stoup frog”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grenouille de bénitier f (plural grenouilles de bénitier)
- (derogatory) a Holy Mary, a zealot, a God botherer, a Jesus freak, a Bible thumper (an excessively pious woman, a woman who spends a lot of a time at church)
- Synonyms: cul-bénit, punaise de sacristie