"mercy buckets" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Jocular malapropism of French merci beaucoup (“thanks a lot”); influenced by buckets of (“lots of”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|merci beaucoup||thanks a lot}} French merci beaucoup (“thanks a lot”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} mercy buckets
  1. (humorous) Thanks very much. Tags: humorous Synonyms: merci buckets Related terms: much grass

Alternative forms

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