"sacré bleu" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: A corruption of the French euphemistic oath sacrebleu. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|fr|sacrebleu}} sacrebleu Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} sacré bleu
  1. (dated or humorous, hyperforeign) An expression of surprise, exasperation, or dismay; good heavens; oh my gosh. Wikipedia link: sacré bleu Translations (interjection): sacrebleu (French), sacre bleu (French), je minn eini (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-sacré_bleu-en-intj-S9i8v-td Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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