saperlipopette
French
Etymology
From saperlotte since circa 1863. Possible relation to the German sapperlot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.pɛʁ.li.pɔ.pɛt/
Interjection
saperlipopette
- (dated) goodness me, fiddlesticks
Further reading
- “saperlipopette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.