Pardon my French
English phrase disguising profanity as words from the French language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the phrase. For other uses, see Pardon my French (disambiguation) and Excuse My French (disambiguation).
"Pardon my French" or "Excuse my French" is a common English language phrase ostensibly disguising profanity as words from the French language. The phrase is uttered in an attempt to excuse the user of profanity, swearing, or curses in the presence of those offended by it, under the pretense of the words being part of a foreign language. The phrase is an English pejorative directed toward the French, playing on and perpetuating the stereotype that the French language – and by extension French culture – is overly sexualized.