sapperlot
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Sapperlot (with a capital S inside a sentence)
- ſapperlot (in Fraktur)
- zapperlot
Etymology
editBorrowed from French saperlotte (17th century), euphemistic modification of sacredieu, from sacré (nom de) Dieu (literally “holy (name of) God”).
Pronunciation
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Interjection
editsapperlot
- (archaic) zounds!, swounds!, 'sdeath!, my word!
- (archaic) golly!, zowie!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!, gee whiz!, blast!, doggone!