pardon my français

alternative pardon my Français · alternative pardon my Francais · alternative pardon my francais

1. Synonym of pardon my French.

   “Yeah, scared shitless, if you’ll pardon my Français.”

   1992, Vincent Courtney, Wake Up Screaming, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 38

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   Taxis have become an absolute bugger, if you’ll pardon the français.

   1968, Frederic Raphael, Orchestra & Beginners, Viking Press, →ISBN, page 390

   My next bitch, pardon my Francais, may be a perfectly legitimate bug.

   1987 December 7, bi...@killer.uucp, “NetHack Woes”, in comp.sources.bugs (Usenet)

   “I guess we were the only two at TNF who didn’t give a shit—pardon my français—about politics.[…]”

   1990, Tony Gibbs, Running Fix, Random House, →ISBN, page 76

   “Jackass bastard,” West muttered. “Pardon my français.[…]”

   1993, Roseanne Williams, Hot Date, Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 118

   First off, pardon my francais. / Second off, stop all this stupid ROGER MAYNARD KILL FILE stuff.

   1994 March 18, Rob Polinsky, “Stop The Roger Maynard Shit!”, in rec.sport.hockey (Usenet)

   Synonyms: pardon my French

1. alternativeAlternative form of pardon my français.