le mot de Cambronne

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “word of Cambronne”. From General Pierre Cambronne (1770–1842), who supposedly made a one-word response to the British request that he surrender at the Battle of Waterloo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mo d(ə) kɑ̃.bʁɔn/ === Noun === le mot de Cambronne m (plural mots de Cambronne) (euphemistic) the word merde (“shit”); the s-word, s-bomb Synonym: mot de cinq lettres