sacré bleu
Gallic surprised outburst
Sacré bleu is a French exclamation of surprise or frustration, roughly equivalent to "good heavens" or "damn." The phrase—literally "sacred blue"—is a euphemism for *sacré Dieu* (sacred God), with *bleu* substituting to avoid blasphemy.
English speakers encounter it mainly as a stereotype of French speech: Sacré bleu, the soufflé has fallen!
French for "my God"
- ParisFrance's chief city
- FranceWestern European republic
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
Eiffel · beret · champagne · Gallic · francophone · Parisian · ooh la la · c'est la vie
French for "my God"
- goodness graciousGentle interjection of surprise
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
- egadsArchaic mild oath
- gadzooksObsolete oath of astonishment
crikey · blimey · good grief · good heavens · my word · dear me · oh my · golly
Vulgar or obscene speech
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- cursingUsing profane language
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
irreverence · family-friendly · sanitized · softened · mild oath
Intense sudden wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- incredulousExpressing unwillingness to believe
aghast · stunned · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · stupefied · taken aback · bewildered · astounded
Attractively unfamiliar, outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
bygone · nostalgic · old-timey · Victorian · melodrama · vaudeville · silent film · Agatha Christie
mon dieu
French for "my God"
croissant · Eiffel · beret · champagne · Gallic · francophone · Parisian · ooh la la · c'est la vie · je ne sais quoi
mon dieu
French for "my God"
- goodness graciousGentle interjection of surprise
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
- egadsArchaic mild oath
gadzooks · crikey · blimey · good grief · good heavens · my word · dear me · oh my · golly · gosh
profanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
blasphemy · irreverence · family-friendly · sanitized · softened · mild oath
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
incredulous · aghast · stunned · dumbfounded · thunderstruck · stupefied · taken aback · bewildered · astounded · amazed
quaint
Attractively unfamiliar, outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- vintageQuality from past eras
old-fashioned · bygone · nostalgic · old-timey · Victorian · melodrama · vaudeville · silent film · Agatha Christie · period piece
sacré bleugoddamn
Profane intensifier expressing frustration
holy shit · merde · bloody hell · fucking hell · fuck
sacré bleuhallelujah
Joyful exclamation of gratitude
hooray · wonderful · magnifique · hurrah · yippee
sacred, sacral, sacrament, sacramental, sacrilege, sacrilegious, consecrate, consecration, desecrate