excuse my French

excuse my French

Excuse my inappropriate language. Usually used humorously, especially around children, as if to suggest that an inappropriate word was in fact a word from a different language. A: "John, don't use language like that in front of the kids." B: "Oops, excuse my French, everyone!" Excuse my French, but this tasted like shit.
See also: excuse, french
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

excuse (or pardon) my French

used to apologize for swearing. informal
French has been used since the late 19th century as a euphemism for bad language.
1992 Angela Lambert A Rather English Marriage A loony can change a bloody toilet-roll, pardon my French.
See also: excuse, french
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

exˌcuse/ˌpardon my ˈFrench

(informal, humorous) used for saying you are sorry when you have used or are going to use rude or offensive language: Ouch, bloody hell! Oops, excuse my French! If you’ll pardon my French, he’s a bloody fool.
See also: excuse, french, pardon
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

Excuse my French

verb
See Pardon my French
See also: excuse, french
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

excuse my French

See pardon my French.
See also: excuse, french
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • excuse/pardon my French
  • french
  • pardon my French
  • drop the F-bomb
  • dizzle
  • dizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
  • asking for a friend
  • potty mouth
  • toilet mouth
  • can't very well (do something)
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His slurry, amiable voice is a rap radio constant--that's his sleepy drawl on the hook of Rick Ross's "Stay Schemin'," on last year's Lords of the Underground-checking "Shot Caller," on the lilting, menacing Waka Flocka Flame collaboration "Choppa Choppa Down." "Pop That," Excuse My French's antic strip club anthem featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, recently landed in the Top 4o.
Home coming: French Montana returns to Morocco
When asked his thoughts on the judgement, Ridgewell said: "Excuse my French, but it's b***s!
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"Excuse my French," says the dad-of-two apologetically.
Pictures relive my Liverpool childhood; Catherine Jones talks to artist and TV presenter Neil Buchanan about his exhibition
"I'm shouting at him to calm down and he's saying, excuse my French, 'F*** get off me' and struggling."
I was just doing my job, insists guard in death trial; restraint techniques were not part of training
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Step back in maritime
But, as was reported here in the Mail not too long ago, the Leader of the Council Mike Whitby and his band of merry men have actually negotiated a pretty damn good deal - excuse my French. They have successfully "Birminghamised" Blair's City Academies.
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Esther Rantzen's no fan of reality television, and yet she was keento take part in Excuse My French, writes Graham Kibble-White.
EcoutAz et rApAtez avec Esther
"The system is, excuse my French, screwed up, especially when you've warned them and you beg them to please keep him behind bars before you become a victim," Hall said Monday.
Town hurt, frustrated by homicide
Although I've always said, 'Vive la difference' (excuse my French), it does seem to me that us Scots are, in our culture, less class-conscious and more egalitarian in our outlook than our English cousins.
Coney no dae that to us is the cry from England; Southern friends reckon Yes vote would be rejection of them
"I don't think there is a lack of belief or a lack of confidence - and if there is and if I know there is in someone I'd tell them to get the f*** off the pitch, excuse my French.
I DON'T GET SCARED THAT HEASILY; Jamie laughs off claims Ireland are a team filled with fear and says future looks great
Atkinson is now rebuilding his TV career having appeared on BBC2 show Excuse My French, on which he proved himself to be hopeless in the language.
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