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French
Etymology
Literally, “stoup frog”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁə.nuj də be.ni.tje/
Noun
grenouille de bénitier f (plural grenouilles de bénitier)
- (derogatory) a Holy Mary, a zealot, a God botherer, a Jesus freak, a Bible thumper (an excessively pious woman, a woman who spends a lot of a time at church)
- Synonyms: cul-bénit, punaise de sacristie