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pardoning my French

pardoning my French is the present participle and gerund 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 pardoning my French

What is pardoning my French the present participle and gerund of?
Pardoning my French is the present participle and gerund of pardon my French.

Words near pardoning my French in the dictionary

  1. pardoners
  2. pardonest
  3. pardoneth
  4. Pardongate
  5. pardoning
  6. pardoning my French
  7. pardonings
  8. pardonless
  9. pardonmonger
  10. pardonmongers
  11. pardonnez mon français

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