fichtre

French

Etymology

Minced form of foutre (“fuck”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiʃtʁ/

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Interjection

fichtre

1. (dated) gosh!

   Synonym: saperlipopette

Adverb

fichtre

1. (dated) adds emphasis to what the speaker is saying

   Synonyms: fichtrement, foutrement

   Je n’en sais fichtre rien ― I don't know a bloody thing about it.

Further reading

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