merde
Gallic scatological oath
Merde is French for shit, borrowed into English as a mild or ironic expletive.
It appears in moments of frustration or dismay, often with theatrical flair: Oh, merde, I forgot the tickets.
In theater, saying "merde" to performers before a show is the French equivalent of "break a leg"—wishing luck by pretending to wish disaster.
Solid digestive waste
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- dungAnimal fecal matter
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
droppings · guano · ordure · excreta · defecation · muck · nightsoil · sewage
Vulgar or obscene speech
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- cussSpeak profanely
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
four-letter word · vulgarism · taboo word · crude language · foul language · cursing · blasphemy · dirty word
Mild expletive
- shitVulgar term for feces
- crapWorthless material or nonsense
- blastSudden forceful burst
- sacré bleuFrench exclamation of surprise
flute · mince · zounds · bloody hell · bugger · bollocks · crikey · blimey
Unfavorable chance events
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
catastrophe · mess · shambles · chaos · calamity · ruin · failure · train wreck
feces
Solid digestive waste
scat · droppings · guano · ordure · excreta · defecation · muck · nightsoil · sewage · caca
profanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
expletive · four-letter word · vulgarism · taboo word · crude language · foul language · cursing · blasphemy · dirty word · coarse language
damn
Mild expletive
sacré bleu · flute · mince · zounds · bloody hell · bugger · bollocks · crikey · blimey · drat
bad luck
Unfavorable chance events
debacle · catastrophe · mess · shambles · chaos · calamity · ruin · failure · train wreck · clusterfuck
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
aversion · contempt · abhorrence · disdain · nausea · repugnance · foulness · grossness · yuck · ugh
mince
Cut into fragments
dang · fudge · sugar · shucks · phooey · crumbs · crikey · blimey · golly · gosh
merdeformidable
Inspiring fear or respect
magnifique · super · bravo · parfait · excellent
merdeor
Choice-linking conjunction
chef-d'œuvre · excellence · bijou · gold · treasure