sir-reverence

noun

excrement

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Meanings

nounsir-reverence (countable and uncountable, plural sir-reverences)

plural sir-reverences

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableexcrement
interjection
  1. obsoleteUsed apologetically when something offensive is mentioned.

Origin

An alteration of save-reverence or "save your reverence" (seen e.g. in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, act 1 scene 4), an apology for alluding to anything likely to shock one's sense of decency.

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APA

sir-reverence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sir-reverence

MLA

“sir-reverence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sir-reverence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sir-reverence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sir-reverence.

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