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pardoned my French

pardoned my French is the simple past and past participle 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)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, often) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.
    • That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you’ll pardon my French.

Questions about pardoned my French

What is pardoned my French the simple past and past participle of?
Pardoned my French is the simple past and past participle of pardon my French.

Words near pardoned my French in the dictionary

  1. pardonability
  2. pardonable
  3. pardonableness
  4. pardonably
  5. pardoned
  6. pardoned my French
  7. pardonee
  8. pardonees
  9. pardoner
  10. pardoners
  11. pardonest

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