"sucre bleu" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Literally "blue sugar"; a jocular corruption of the French sacrebleu (“good heavens”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fr|sacrebleu||good heavens}} French sacrebleu (“good heavens”) Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} sucre bleu
  1. (colloquial, humorous) Expressing anger or surprise. Tags: colloquial, humorous Related terms: sacre bleu
    Sense id: en-sucre_bleu-en-intj-iOufyfzI

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