SACRE BLEU

PRONUNCIATION: (sah-kruh/kray BLUH/BLOO)

MEANING: interjection: An expression of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc.

ETYMOLOGY: From French sacrebleu (sacred blue), from sacré bleu, minced oath for sacré dieu (holy god). The term is no longer used in contemporary French. Earliest documented use: 1869.
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SABRE BLEU - an anodized sword wielded by the French Foreign Legion

S.A. TREBLE U. - where Salvation Army workers go to learn high-pitched songs

SAC-REBEL, E.U. - protesters in the European Union who carry their meager possessions with them in a bag