palsambleu
French
Alternative forms
- parsambleu
Etymology
Bowdlerized form of par le sang de Dieu (“by the blood of God”), replacing Dieu (“God”) by bleu (“blue”). Compare parbleu, sacrebleu, and other related substitutions.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pal.sɑ̃.blø/
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Further reading
- “palsambleu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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