pardon mon français

verb

Synonym of pardon my French.

Meanings

verb

alternative pardon mon Francais · alternative pardon mon francais

  1. Synonym of pardon my French.

    No S**t!! Pardon mon francais.

    1995 February 21, Mike Taylor, “Cost of 1-month European Trip”, in rec.travel.europe (Usenet)
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    […]the actor finally turned to the audience and said, “What are you blaming me for, I didn’t write this shit.” / Then he looked at Teach. “Pardon mon Français.”

    1989, Craig Grant, The Last India Overland, Coteau Books, →ISBN, page 51

    I'm beginning to get REALLY CONFUSED AND PISSED OFF. (pardon mon francais)HELP!!!?!?!!?

    1993 April 14, PAW...@psuvm.psu.edu, “Thunderbird Question...”, in rec.autos.tech (Usenet)

    And another one (Pardon mon Francais), "Neater than Owl Shit."

    1993 September 13, TSM...@auvm.american.edu, “Appalachia dialect and expressions”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet)

    The world has to survive, and we can't let *everyone* go to (pardon mon francais) shitty schools.

    1994 May 3, MICHAEL WINFIELD STEVENS, “Anti-gay groups”, in k12.chat.senior (Usenet)

    Bottom line: it's free, you fuck. Pardon mon francais, but I am unbelievably tired of losers that never coded a thing in their lives hounding guys who write one of the most incredible pieces of free software on the face of the planet.

    1995 February 9, Craig A. Johnston, “What's up with XFree86 3.1.1?”, in comp.os.linux.x (Usenet)

    Synonyms: pardon my French

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of pardon my French.

Origin

Blend of pardon my French + French mon (“my”) + French français (“French”).

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