excuse my French

A form of pardon my French — To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.

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Meanings

verbexcuse my French (third-person singular simple present excuses my French, present participle excusing my French, simple past and past participle excused my French)

present singular third person excuses my French · participle present excusing my French · participle past excused my French · past excused my French

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pardon my French.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pardon my french
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APA

excuse my French. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excuse%20my%20French

MLA

“excuse my French.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excuse%20my%20French. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excuse my French,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excuse%20my%20French.

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