grenouille de bénitier

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “stoup frog”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁə.nuj də be.ni.tje/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun[edit]

grenouille de bénitier f (plural grenouilles de bénitier)

  1. (derogatory) a Holy Mary, a zealot, a God botherer, a Jesus freak, a Bible thumper (an excessively pious woman, a woman who spends a lot of a time at church)
    Synonyms: cul-bénit, punaise de sacristie
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