sacré bleu

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sacré bleu

  • /ˌsækɹə ˈblʊ/ Southern England

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A corruption of the French euphemistic oath sacrebleu.

interjection

  1. dated, humorous An expression of surprise, exasperation, or dismay; good heavens; oh my gosh.

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Françaissacrebleu, sacre bleu

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"sacré bleu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sacr%C3%A9%20bleu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sacré bleu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sacr%C3%A9%20bleu

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"sacré bleu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sacr%C3%A9%20bleu.

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@misc{sacre_bleu_2026,
  title = {sacré bleu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sacr%C3%A9%20bleu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}