fichtre
French
Etymology
Minced form of foutre (“fuck”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiʃtʁ/
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Interjection
fichtre
- (dated) gosh!
- Synonym: saperlipopette
Adverb
fichtre
- (dated) adds emphasis to what the speaker is saying
- Je n'en sais fichtre rien ― I don't know a bloody thing about it.
- Synonyms: fichtrement, foutrement
Further reading
- “fichtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.