sacrebleu

See also: sacre bleu and sacré bleu

English

Interjection

sacrebleu

1. Alternative spelling of sacré bleu

French

Etymology

Expurgated form of sacre Dieu (“sacred God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.kʁə.blø/

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Interjection

sacrebleu

1. (dated) good heavens, oh my gosh

See also

• corbleu
• morbleu
• palsambleu
• parbleu

Further reading

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