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pardons my French

pardons my French is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pardons my French

What is pardons my French the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pardons my French is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pardon my French.

Words near pardons my French in the dictionary

  1. pardonmonger
  2. pardonmongers
  3. pardonnez mon français
  4. pardonnez my French
  5. pardons
  6. pardons my French
  7. pardoprunox
  8. pardos
  9. Pardoși
  10. pards
  11. Pardubice

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