"mercy bucket" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From the similarity of this (otherwise nonsensical) phrase to the French merci beaucoup. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|merci beaucoup}} merci beaucoup Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} mercy bucket
  1. (humorous) Pronunciation spelling of merci beaucoup. Tags: alt-of, humorous, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: merci beaucoup Related terms: silver plate, grassy ass
    Sense id: en-mercy_bucket-en-phrase-KHO2oOTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

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