tonnerre mes chiens

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “thunder my dogs”. Minced oath replacing (que le) tonnerre m'écrase (“(may) thunder strike me down”), which blasphemously calls down the wrath of God. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔ.nɛʁ me ʃjɛ̃/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [tɔ̃.næɾ me ʃ(i)jɛ̃] === Phrase === tonnerre mes chiens (Louisiana, idiomatic, minced oath) expression of anger, pain, or surprise: darn it, dang it, damnit Synonyms: tonnerre, tonnerre et z-éclairs, tonnerre m'écrase === References === === Further reading === Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)