excuse my French
excuse my French is the alternative form of pardon my French.
Meaning of pardon my French
Verb
pardon my French (third-person singular simple present pardons my French, present participle pardoning my French, simple past and past participle pardoned my French)
- To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.
- That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you’ll pardon my French.
Forms of excuse my French
| third-person singular present | excuses my French |
|---|---|
| present participle | excusing my French |
| past participle | excused my French |
| past | excused my French |
Words formed from excuse my French
Questions about excuse my French
- What is excuse my French the alternative form of?
- Excuse my French is the alternative form of pardon my French.
Words near excuse my French in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: excuse my French (page history and authors); pardon my French (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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