"swear like a pagan" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-swear like a pagan.ogg [Australia] Forms: swears like a pagan [present, singular, third-person], swearing like a pagan [participle, present], swore like a pagan [past], sworn like a pagan [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swear<,,swore,sworn> like a pagan}} swear like a pagan (third-person singular simple present swears like a pagan, present participle swearing like a pagan, simple past swore like a pagan, past participle sworn like a pagan)
  1. (simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper Synonyms: swear like a trooper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-swear_like_a_pagan-en-verb-v5oB8v3j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

Inflected forms

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