grenouille de bénitier

French

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

Noun

grenouille de bénitier f (plural grenouilles de bénitier)

  1. (derogatory) a Holy Mary, a zealot, a bigot, a God botherer, a Jesus freak, a Bible thumper (an excessively pious woman, a woman who spends a lot of a time in the church)
    Synonyms: cul-bénit, punaise de sacristie
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.