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pardon my français

pardon my français verb: synonym of pardon my French.

Verb (1)

pardon my français

  1. Synonym of pardon my French.
    • 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)

Verb (2) capitalized: pardon my Français

pardon my Français

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of pardon my français.

Examples of pardon my français in a sentence

  • “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:
  • “Yeah, scared shitless, if you’ll pardon my Français.”1992, Vincent Courtney, Wake Up Screaming, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 38:
  • ARCHIE smiles, awkwardly.) / ARCHIE: I hope you can pardon my Français, Bev.1997, Israel Horovitz, The Primary English Class and Six New Plays, Smith and Kraus, →ISBN, page 99:
  • Chapter 22 / Pardon My Français: Ten (Or So) Expressions You Need to Know2001, Cheryl A. Pientka, Laura M. Reckford, France For Dummies, Hungry Minds, →ISBN, page 485:

Synonyms of pardon my français

Forms of pardon my français

alternative formpardon my Français
alternative formpardon my Francais
alternative formpardon my francais

Origin of pardon my français

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

Questions about pardon my français

What does pardon my français mean?
Pardon my français means synonym of pardon my French.
How do you use pardon my français in a sentence?
“I guess we were the only two at TNF who didn’t give a shit—pardon my français—about politics.[…]”
What part of speech is pardon my français?
Pardon my français is a verb.

Words near pardon my français in the dictionary

  1. pardon mon francais
  2. pardon mon français
  3. pardon monger
  4. pardon mongers
  5. pardon my francais
  6. pardon my français
  7. pardon my French
  8. pardon the expression
  9. pardon-monger
  10. pardon-mongers
  11. pardonability

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