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- ▪ used to apologize for swearing
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Common English language phrase ostensibly disguising profanity as words from the French language.
"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. Wikipedia