pardon mon français
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pardon mon Francais
form: pardon mon francais
Etymology: Blend of pardon my French + French mon (“my”) + French français (“French”).
Senses: examples: text: […]the actor finally turned to the audience and said, “What are you blaming me for, I didn’t write this shit.” / Then he looked at Teach. “Pardon mon Français.”
ref: 1989, Craig Grant, The Last India Overland, Coteau Books, →ISBN, page 51:
text: I'm beginning to get REALLY CONFUSED AND PISSED OFF. (pardon mon francais)HELP!!!?!?!!?
ref: 1993 April 14, PAW...@psuvm.psu.edu, “Thunderbird Question...”, in rec.autos.tech (Usenet):
text: And another one (Pardon mon Francais), "Neater than Owl Shit."
ref: 1993 September 13, TSM...@auvm.american.edu, “Appalachia dialect and expressions”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet):
text: The world has to survive, and we can't let *everyone* go to (pardon mon francais) shitty schools.
ref: 1994 May 3, MICHAEL WINFIELD STEVENS, “Anti-gay groups”, in k12.chat.senior (Usenet):
text: Bottom line: it's free, you fuck. Pardon mon francais, but I am unbelievably tired of losers that never coded a thing in their lives hounding guys who write one of the most incredible pieces of free software on the face of the planet.
ref: 1995 February 9, Craig A. Johnston, “What's up with XFree86 3.1.1?”, in comp.os.linux.x (Usenet):
text: No S**t!! Pardon mon francais.
ref: 1995 February 21, Mike Taylor, “Cost of 1-month European Trip”, in rec.travel.europe (Usenet):
text: After endless fireballs, it is worth it seeing that big red fucker turn into 20 dragonsteak! (pardon mon francais!)
ref: 1995 August 21, Tim Lamb, “Dungeon Master 1”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet):
text: But, not to worry, if my boss doesn't piss me off (pardon mon francais) too badly tommorrow,^([sic]) I won't kill him.
ref: 1996 June 11, Meneaux, “Day One...Again!!!!”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet):
text: But quiet alpinism, in my book, is much more rewarding than a public blow-job (pardon mon francais.)
ref: 1996 November 19, Dale Bish, “K2 hears you (long post)”, in rec.skiing.alpine (Usenet):
text: This is real small time chickenshit stuff, pardon mon francais.
ref: 1998 July 17, GDAuthor, “Scientology Adherents protest in Geneva Thursday”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):
text: The whold public education system is out in left field somewhere being decimated by special interest groups and PC crap (pardon mon français).
ref: 1998 September 23, Bill Galante, “I Share This With You All”, in alt.writing (Usenet):
text: I don't trust those assholes one bit, pardon mon francais.
ref: 1998 October 5, EldonB123, “Genetic screening for dyslexia”, in alt.support.dyslexia (Usenet):
text: Pardon mon francais: Bullshit.
ref: 1999 January 26, JmG, “Constitutional question”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet):
text: ***** 92mm P&C's SUCK!!***** / Pardon mon Francais!
ref: 1999 October 4, SHO'N'PRV 67, “Cheap parts sold at stores and car shows”, in rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled (Usenet):
text: Infrastructure is a bitch of a test, pardon mon Francais.
ref: 2001 September 17, Michelle Klein-Hass, “70-216”, in microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse (Usenet):
text: NO he is fucking wrong, pardon mon francais.
ref: 2002 March 31, Roenie, “Which is more valuable?”, in alt.games.diablo2 (Usenet):
text: Pardon mon francais but -- Fuck That!
ref: 2004 February 10, Lazarhat, “Tastes like chicken, cont...”, in alt.buddha.short.fat.guy (Usenet):
text: If anyone has ever read some of the novels, such as the DS9 or VOY relaunches (novels that take place after the series ends, or the AMAZING original series be Peter David, Star Trek: New Frontier, they would know that the novels are KICKING ASS right now! (Pardon mon français.)
ref: 2005 February 14, Sugapablo, “You HAVE to blame Berman et al. here's why...”, in alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise (Usenet):
text: >> Go fuck yourself Renia / >> / >> *PLONK* / >> / > About time, too. / Pardon mon Francais.
ref: 2008 June 5, Cory Bhreckan, “Reagan, Gadaffi & Lockerbie”, in soc.culture.scottish (Usenet):
text: Pardon mon francais, but it's them fucquing bonus-driven MBA's and their legal blow-buddies.
ref: 2009 December 31, Robatoy, “Surreal Borg Experience”, in rec.woodworking (Usenet):
text: You have to understand, to the motherfucking MBA's, pardon mon francais, all programmers and tech people are just cows.
ref: 2010 December 30, Nomen Nescio, “Sunsolve etc disappearing, now "My Oracle"”, in comp.unix.solaris (Usenet):
text: “‘So much as bat an eye as the toffs trot by, and you’ll be digging latrines,’ pardon mon Français, ‘until it’s George the ruddy Fortieth mincing into Westminster.’”
ref: 2011, Steve Hockensmith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 241:
text: They’re lying to us that everything’s gonna be fine, but I see Clark’s emails sometimes, and well, pardon mon français, but there’s a lot of dirty shit they’re hiding.
ref: 2016, Imbolo Mbue, Behold the Dreamers: A Novel, Random House, →ISBN, page 50:
glosses: Synonym of pardon my French.
synonyms: word: pardon my French