fichtre

French

Etymology

Minced form of foutre (“fuck”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiʃtʁ/
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Interjection

fichtre

  1. (dated) gosh!
    Synonym: saperlipopette
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      — Ces horribles détails sont inutiles. J'en instruirai monsieur. Voici le monde qui vient. De la dignité, fichtre! de la philosophie!
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Adverb

fichtre

  1. (dated) adds emphasis to what the speaker is saying
    Synonyms: fichtrement, foutrement
    Je n'en sais fichtre rien ― I don't know a bloody thing about it.

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