definitions

merde

[ merd; English maird ]
/ mɛrd; English mɛərd /
French.
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noun

excrement.

interjection

(used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)

Nearby words

mercy, mercy flight, mercy killing, mercy seat, mercy stroke, merde, merdivorous, mere, meredith, meredith, george, meredith, owen
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Examples from the Web for merde

  • "Ah, merde," muttered Armand, standing with red-dripping bayonet above a pile of bodies.

    Shaman|Robert Shea

Word Origin and History for merde

merde

n.

also merd, "dung," late 15c., from French merde "feces, excrement, dirt" (13c.), from Latin merda "dung, ordure, excrement," of unknown origin. Naturalized in English through 17c., but subsequently lost and since mid-19c. (and especially since World War I) generally treated as a French word when used in English.

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