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tonnerre mes chiens

/tɔ.nɛʁ me ʃjɛ̃/

phrase/tɔ.nɛʁ me ʃjɛ̃/

expression of anger, pain, or surprise: darn it, dang it, damnit

Synonyms: tonnerre, tonnerre et z-éclairs, tonnerre m'écrase

Literally, “thunder my dogs”. Minced oath replacing (que le) tonnerre m'écrase (“(may) thunder strike me down”), which blasphemously calls down the wrath of God.