cul-bénit

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French

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Etymology

Literally, blessed arse.

Pronunciation

Noun

cul-bénit m (plural culs-bénits)

  1. (derogatory) a Holy Joe, a Holy Mary, a zealot, a bigot, a God botherer, a Bible thumper, a Jesus freak, a creeping Jesus, a goody two shoes (an excessively pious person, a sanctimonious person, a holier-than-thou person)
    Synonyms: grenouille de bénitier, punaise de sacristie

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