Phrase info

pardon my French

Speech parts

1. pardon my French - Verb

2. pardon my French - Phrase

Meaning

pardon my French (third-person singular simple present pardons my French, present participle pardoning my French, simple past and past participle pardoned my French)

(intransitive, idiomatic, often humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.
Synonyms: excuse my français, excuse my French, pardon mon français, pardon my français, pardonnez my French
That computer is a worthless piece of shit, if you’ll pardon my French.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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