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palsambleu

/pal.sɑ̃.blø/

interjection/pal.sɑ̃.blø/

'sblood

Bowdlerized form of par le sang de Dieu (“by the blood of God”), replacing Dieu (“God”) by bleu (“blue”). Compare parbleu, sacrebleu, and other related substitutions.