"sapperlot" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /zapɐˈloːt/, /ˈsapɐlɔt/ Audio: De-sapperlot.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from French saperlotte (17th century), euphemistic modification of sacredieu, from sacré (nom de) Dieu (literally “holy (name of) God”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|saperlotte}} Borrowed from French saperlotte Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} sapperlot
  1. (dated or regional) zounds!, swounds!, 'sdeath!, my word! Tags: dated, regional
    Sense id: en-sapperlot-de-intj-OLUkSoPi Categories (other): Regional German
  2. (dated or regional) golly!, zowie!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!, gee whiz!, blast!, doggone! Tags: dated, regional
    Sense id: en-sapperlot-de-intj-tFhqUZai Categories (other): Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sapperment Related terms: sackerlot, sakkerloot, sapperloot
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