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French
Etymology
Literally, “vestry stinkbug”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.nɛz də sa.kʁis.ti/
Noun
punaise de sacristie f (plural punaises de sacristie)
- (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 in the church)
- Synonyms: cul-bénit, grenouille de bénitier