Perfidious Albion
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Perfidious Albion¹
Where it comes from
Calque of French perfide Albion. First coined by French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.
proper noun
- The United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage. Vice-President Dick Cheney viewed the move by Britain—“perfidious Albion,” as he put it—as “a stab in the back,” according to a former senior intelligence official.
perfidious Albion²
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Perfidious Albion
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name pejorative phrase referring to the United Kingdom
| Français | perfide Albion |
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Talk about this word "Perfidious Albion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perfidious%20albion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Perfidious Albion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perfidious%20albion "Perfidious Albion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perfidious%20albion.Cite this
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title = {Perfidious Albion},
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