pardonnez mon français

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pardonnez mon français

Where it comes from

From a French calque of pardon my French, perhaps from the irony of using actual French to apologize for the "French" (obscenity) the speaker worries might cause offense.

phrase

humorous Synonym of pardon my French. Out on the street, the bald guy, you know, Julie’s, pulls out these car keys and heads straight for this pink Buick Electra convertible! They could just die, and the little runt is grinning like a shiteater, pardonnez mon français.
Similar: pardon my French

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MLA

"pardonnez mon français." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pardonnez%20mon%20fran%C3%A7ais. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

pardonnez mon français. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pardonnez%20mon%20fran%C3%A7ais

Chicago

"pardonnez mon français." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pardonnez%20mon%20fran%C3%A7ais.

BibTeX

@misc{pardonnez_mon_franc_ais_2026,
  title = {pardonnez mon français},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pardonnez%20mon%20fran%C3%A7ais},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}